Chicago City Council did not take up the issue of a proposed real estate tax transfer increase that would help people who are homeless.
Homeless advocates suffered a blow as a lack of quorum at a specially convened City Council meeting essentially killed a proposal that would have put a real estate transfer tax increase question on the February ballot.
"The part that angers me most isn't necessarily the ones that didn't show up," 40th Ward Ald. Andre Vasquez said. "It's the ones who were here in the building, literally in the hallways when we needed one more to come by. So when they tell you they care about the issues, when they tell you they are doing everything they can, they are lying to you. They can't even walk in for this.
"It was a daunting experience," said April Harris, with Chicago Coalition for the Homeless. "Not just for me, but for the kids and for my husband who battles with multiple sclerosis and epilepsy." But while some paint it as a luxury tax to be paid by big business and the rich, opponents like Sean Easton say it would deter people like himself, an investor who provides housing in the Austin neighborhood, where courtyard buildings can run over a couple million dollars.
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