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Chicago voters back nonbinding vacancy tax for public schools

Opposes vacancy tax

Chicago voters approved a nonbinding referendum on Tuesday that would tax owners of long-term vacant or undeveloped commercial and investment property to fund Chicago Public Schools. Nearly 74% voted yes, with 163,655 of 624,339 voters opposed.

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When I think about a vacant building or a vacant piece of land in Chicago, there's a really good reason why it's in that condition. In a lot of situations, piling a fine on just makes a bad situation even worse.

from Chicago voters back nonbinding vacancy tax for public schools · Updated 1 hour ago

Implementing something like this just adds to the list as to why it's so difficult to do business in Chicago.

from Chicago voters back nonbinding vacancy tax for public schools · Updated 1 hour ago