Chicago election referendum results: Millionaires tax, festival space & more
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Chicago voters were met with several referendum questions on their midterm election ballot. Notably, all voters were asked an advisory question on whether the state should adopt the Millionaire Amendment, which would add a 3% income tax surcharge on millionaires and use 50% of the revenue to provide property tax relief and 50% to improve state funding for public education.
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Chicago voters were also asked three advisory questions, including whether the city should reintroduce the use of gunshot detection technology, whether the city should develop a permanent festival space to use in place of Grant Park and Douglass Park, and if the city should try to recover financial losses incurred during Operation Midway Blitz, an immigration enforcement operation undertaken by the Trump administration. Voters also were asked if owners of long-term vacant or undeveloped property should pay an additional fee to support CPS. To see how how Chicagoans answered these questions, keep an eye on the modules below. Results will populate live beginning about a half hour after polls close in Illinois at 7 p.m. CT. Chicago Question 1: Restart gunshot detection tech No 0% 0 Yes 0% 0 Chicago Question 2: Permanent festival and event space No 0% 0 Yes 0% 0 Chicago Question 3: Seek compensation for ICE operations No 0% 0 Yes 0% 0 Chicago Question 4: Millionaire tax to fund schools No 0% 0 Yes 0% 0 Chicago Question 5: Penalize vacant properties No 0% 0 Yes 0% 0 Illinois Election 2026 4 hours ago Who is winning the governor race in Illinois? See latest live results Illinois Election 2026 17 minutes ago See live results as Illinois counties vote on idea of separating from Cook County
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