CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - Mayor Brandon Johnson says he is not losing momentum in the fight to end the housing crisis in Chicago after a controversial measure failed last year.
The ballot measure known as "Bring Chicago Home" was rejected by 53 percent of Chicago voters in March.
The measure called for raising taxes on sales of properties worth $1 million or more to fight homelessness.
"We're simply saying that we need more, and there is an unfair tax structure in this country, where those who have keep more and those who have less have to give more. That system, in and of itself, is inequitable,” the mayor told reporters Tuesday.
Johnson said he is committed to fighting the housing crisis.
"Because we take a hit, we don't crumble, we don't respond obsequiously, we respond with a level of boldness that gives people confidence that we're not going to end our effort to build a better, stronger, safer Chicago, simply because we took a hit,” Johnson said.
When asked whether he plans to reintroduce that measure to City Council, Johnson said that is not his decision alone.
"That's a conversation that we have to have with advocates and other City Council leaders,” Johnson said. “What I'm simply saying is that was an opportunity for us to generate revenue, to respond to the ongoing housing crisis."
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