News CBS2: Voters to decide whether to raise Chicago tax on sales of million-dollar homes to fight homelessness By Todd Feurer (CBS2), November 7, 2023 Chicago voters will decide next March whether to…Vanessa AlvarezNovember 20, 2023
News Chicago Sun-Times: ‘Bring Chicago Home’ referendum to reduce homelessness through tax on high-end property sales clears City Council By Fran Spielman (Chicago Sun-Times), November 7, 2023 It’s now up to Chicago voters to decide…Vanessa AlvarezNovember 20, 2023
News Block Club Chicago: Bring Chicago Home Heads To Chicago Voters After Council Passage A key campaign promise of Mayor Brandon Johnson, the measure aims to raise the city’s…Vanessa AlvarezNovember 20, 2023
News CBS: Aldermen advance plan to increase Chicago tax on sales of million-dollar homes to fight homelessness By Todd Feurer, October 31, 2023 Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan to raise the city's tax…Vanessa AlvarezNovember 20, 2023
News WTTW: Spotlight Politics: Vote on Bring Chicago Home Proposal By WTTW, October 31, 2023 Chicago Tonight discusses the Chicago City Council vote on whether…Vanessa AlvarezNovember 20, 2023
News ABC7: Chicago City Council approves putting Bring Chicago Home referendum on March 2024 ballot By Karen Jordan (ABC7), November 7, 2023 Tuesday, the Chicago City Council approved a binding…Vanessa AlvarezNovember 20, 2023
BlogNews Chicago City Council approves 2024 budget with marginal increases to tackle homelessness crisis By Sam Paler-Ponce November 20, 2023 Chicago's City Council greenlit the 2024 budget, allocating additional…Vanessa AlvarezNovember 20, 2023
News PBS: Why this widespread form of homelessness is often overlooked and unsupported People experiencing "doubled-up" homelessness live in temporary situations in the homes of friends or family…Vanessa AlvarezNovember 20, 2023
News Tribune: Mayor Brandon Johnson’s tax increase for homeless services will head to voters In a 32-17 vote, aldermen approved the “Bring Chicago Home” measure to create a citywide…Vanessa AlvarezNovember 8, 2023
News Tribune: Homeless Chicagoans also living at police stations with migrants According to a report from the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, an estimated 65,611 people…Vanessa AlvarezNovember 7, 2023