CHICAGO — A
controversial measure to raise Chicago’s real estate transfer tax on high-end properties was invalidated on Friday but remains on the March primary ballot pending legal action.
Cook County Judge Kathleen Burke on Friday ruled that the referendum would be removed from the March primary ballot. However, a spokesperson for ‘
Bring Chicago Home,’ told WGN News that “the votes will be sequestered unless the appellate court overturns (the) ruling.”
The ‘Bring Chicago Home,’ proposal sought to raise more than $100 million to pay for homelessness prevention in the city. A group of landlords and developers sued, however, arguing the measure violated state law by asking locals to vote in favor of a tax cut and subsequent tax hike.