Chicago voters don't trust their incompetent leaders with more taxes

Voters do not want to increase taxes on behalf of irresponsible leaders who created their own financial problems and are looking for easy outs. Chicago’s voters proved that yet again.

Chicago voters appear to have voted down a ballot initiative called “Bring Chicago Home,” 54%-46% with 96% reporting. The proposal, backed by Mayor Brandon Johnson, would have the city raise real estate transfer taxes on properties worth more than $1 million, supposedly to put toward addressing homelessness. The plan wasn’t much of a plan at all — Johnson didn’t even outline how the city would spend the revenue from that project.