"Detroit witnessed home abandonment and an exodus of residents after leaders failed to cut expenses, continued to raise taxes, and gifted retirees and workers with generous bonuses...We taxpayers are not ATMs dispensing limitless funds for politicians’ reckless spending."
A graduated tax on home sales may need approval in Springfield
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/lightfoot-asks-springfield-for-progressive-exit-tax-on-chicago-property-sales/
If Dems in General Assembly can approve that, they will use it as a springboard for a graduated income tax grab.