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Homeless man gets warm by fire

A man warms his hands by the fire he created across the street from a homeless encampment under a major interstate freeway Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in Chicago.

Charles Rex Arbogast

Homeless man gets warm by fire

A man warms his hands by the fire he created across the street from a homeless encampment under a major interstate freeway Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in Chicago.

Charles Rex Arbogast

What voters need to know about the Bring Chicago Home referendum

The ordinance would fund homelessness prevention by tiering real estate transfer tax.

A man warms his hands by the fire he created across the street from a homeless encampment under a major interstate freeway Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in Chicago.

Charles Rex Arbogast

   

Chicago’s primary election is next month, and the ballot will include a policy question that could have big impacts on the city’s ability to fund affordable housing.

Reset learns more about how the Bring Chicago Home referendum could impact the unhoused, renters, and the real estate market.

GUEST: Mariah Woelfel, city government and politics reporter for WBEZ

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