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Tuesday, April 30, 2024

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Tessa Weinberg
Chicago City Hall.
City Hall
Mayor Johnson will relaunch guaranteed basic income program to use up federal COVID funds
The city has until the end of the year to allocate hundreds of millions of federal COVID relief money or risk losing it.
By Mariah Woelfel | WBEZ and Tessa Weinberg | WBEZ
 
Mayor Brandon Johnson Chicago City Hall.
Politics
Chicago lobbyists escape serious punishment for improper donations to Mayor Johnson’s campaign
The board says it doesn’t have the authority to enforce an executive order barring lobbyists from contributing to a mayor’s political committee.
By Tessa Weinberg | WBEZ
 
Mayor Brandon Johnson presides over a City Council meeting last Wednesday as the members discuss a symbolic resolution calling for a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas. The resolution passed by a vote of 24-23 after Johnson cast the tie-breaking vote.
City Hall
Three Jewish lawmakers reject Mayor Johnson’s invite to discuss antisemitism
Chicago Ald. Deborah Silverstein, state Sen. Sara Feigenholtz, and state Rep. Bob Morgan said Brandon Johnson’s support of a cease-fire resolution showed “disrespect” for the Jewish community.
By Tessa Weinberg | WBEZ
 
Mayor Brandon Johnson (center) greets Ald. Marty Quinn (13th) outside at a groundbreaking for a new Starbucks in Clearing.
City Hall
Mayor Johnson's plan to borrow $1.25 billion for development projects gets mixed reception
Some Chicago City Council members urged more oversight of which projects Johnson’s plan would fund, while supporters said it would be a much-needed boon to housing and city development.
By Mariah Woelfel | WBEZ and Tessa Weinberg | WBEZ
 
Chicago homelessness
La Voz Chicago
Votantes decidirán sobre pregunta en la boleta acerca de impuesto en compras de viviendas millonarias
La decisión de la Corte Suprema de Illinois concretiza el referéndum en la boleta electoral, que pregunta si la Ciudad de Chicago debería aumentar un impuesto sobre la venta de propiedades de lujo para recaudar ingresos para enfrentar la falta de vivienda.
By Tessa Weinberg | WBEZ and Mariah Woelfel | WBEZ
 
Chicago homelessness
Elections
Bring Chicago Home votes will be counted after Illinois Supreme Court denies appeal
The Illinois Supreme Court denied an effort to block the ballot question regarding tax rates on property sales.
By Tessa Weinberg | WBEZ and Mariah Woelfel | WBEZ
 
Farzin Parang, executive director of the Building Owners and Managers Association of Chicago, stands and speaks at a podium adorned with the Illinois state seal.
Elections
Real estate groups ask Illinois Supreme Court to block ‘Bring Chicago Home’ referendum
The groups want the court to remove a question from the March 19 primary ballot that asks voters if they approve an increased sales tax on high-end properties.
By Tessa Weinberg | WBEZ and Mariah Woelfel | WBEZ
 
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Elections
Elections board votes to appeal ruling invalidating Johnson's Bring Chicago Home referendum
A Cook County judge ruled the ballot question is invalid. But advocates and opponents say voters should still weigh in on the referendum.
By Tessa Weinberg | WBEZ
 
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Elections
Mayor Johnson's Bring Chicago Home referendum on the March primary ballot is invalid, Cook County judge rules
Voters would be asked to authorize the City Council to alter the real estate transfer tax and use the proceeds to generate $100 million a year to combat homelessness.
By Tessa Weinberg | WBEZ and Fran Spielman