Real Estate Transfer Tax
By Fran Spielman for Chicago Sun-Times, August 19, 2019
The support for the plan comes from the Metropolitan Planning Council, a business-backed organization that included the proposal in a briefing paper it has distributed to candidates for mayor and aldermen in the April 2 city election. (click here for the MPC proposal)
By Greg Hinz for Crain's Chicago Business, March 19, 2019
With Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s proposed hike in the real estate transfer tax in trouble in Springfield, a key lawmaker is offering a potential compromise.
By Greg Hinz for Crain's Chicago Business, October 31, 2019
(Chicago Coalition for the Homeless plan comparison chart, click here; and for their position statement, click here)
