Real Estate Groups Ask Illinois Supreme Court to Invalidate Ballot Measure That Would Hike Taxes on Sales of Million-Dollar Properties – WTTW (Chicago)

“The referendum question is misleading and manipulative, and we believe it is important to see this through,” Farzin Parang, the executive director of the Building Owners and Managers Association of Chicago, said in a statement. “The Appellate Court’s opinion implies that an illegal referendum cannot be challenged until after an election — after voters have already been harmed.”
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sue
2 years ago

ALL THESE PEOPLE DO IS L………………………………………………….!!!!!!!

LetsgoBrandon!
2 years ago

Well where is the money going to come from to pay for all the illegals future democrat voters then?

Where's Mine ???
2 years ago

So many stories on BCH transfer tax. But this ABC News article (https://abc7chicago.com/real-estate-transfer-tax-chicago-2024-election-primary/14515272/) should be front page news, in which CTU/Brandon is quoted as stating there will be a follow-up ordinance assuming BCH passes to determine on what and how BCH revenue would be spent:

But Mayor Brandon Johnson said Chicago learned lessons from Los Angeles in crafting the referendum now before voters, and he defends the measure.

“There’s an ordinance that will follow, in the event that this particular referendum passes, that ordinance will ultimately establish that revenue stream, the outcomes, how we appropriate is those dollars,” Johnson said.

Where's Mine ???
2 years ago

who would be so naive not to think the CTU/Brandon administration, behind the scenes, hasn’t already crafted the follow-up ordinance divvying up the BCH tax revenue $pie$?

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LetsgoBrandon!
2 years ago

Better start looking into mayor brainless BJ’s financials because he is probably getting a kickback on all this money he’s scamming off the taxpayers, but don’t worry he be black since he’s black that automatically makes him look out for the best interests of black people in Chicago derrrderrrderrrr lol

Where's Mine ???
2 years ago
Reply to  LetsgoBrandon!

It’s “first we get the money ” equity hustle CTU style.

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