80% of Chicago Voters Say State Lawmakers Should Tax Millionaires

Chicago referendums: Millionaire tax, gunshot detection win broad support

Chicago voters supported new taxes targeting millionaires and the reinstatement of gunshot detection technology, according to unofficial election results.

Most Chicago voters said they want ShotSpotter back, but that’s unlikely to sway Mayor Johnson

<p>More than 70% of Chicagoans expressed in an advisory referendum Tuesday that they want to bring back gunshot detection technology to fight violent crime and speed up emergency response time to gunshot victims, but the vote is unlikely to pressure Mayor Brandon Johnson into reviving it.</p><p>It’s been three years since Johnson honored a campaign promise to progressive supporters by canceling the city’s contract with ShotSpotter, the technolog…

80% of Chicago Voters Say State Lawmakers Should Tax Millionaires

In addition, more than 71% voters in suburban Cook County also voted in favor of the nonbinding ballot question, according to unofficial results from the Cook County Clerk’s office.

Chicago voters back tax hike on millionaires, return to gunshot detection technology

Chicago voters on Election Day backed higher taxes on millionaires and a return to gunshot detection technology, but now it is up to elected leaders to decide what to do with this input.

How Chicagoans answered polarizing ballot questions – FOX32 (Chicago) – Wirepoints

Support for the so-called millionaires tax was overwhelming.

How Chicagoans answered polarizing ballot questions

Voters in the city of Chicago gave their input on several advisory referenda on their 2026 election ballots.