>> AND AS WE JUST HEARD FROM NIC BLUMBERG, TURN OUT FOR TODAY'S ELECTIONS, SO GREAT.

THAT IS DESPITE A HIGH-PROFILE BALLOT MEASURE FOR CHICAGO VOTERS TO CONSIDER AND SOME CONTENTIOUS RACES ACROSS THE STATE HERE TO DELVE INTO ALL THAT AND MORE IS OUR SPOTLIGHT POLITICS TEAM AND AUTHENTIC.

HE HAD OR SHARON AND PARISH SHUT.

SO HEATHER, THE BRING CHICAGO HOME BALLOT MEASURE IN THE HANDS OF VOTERS NOW.

AND WE ALL RECALL THIS VERY EXTENDED LEGAL FIGHT THAT'S BEEN GOING ON OVER THAT.

WE NOW KNOW, OF COURSE, VOTES THAT THAT ARE CAST TODAY IN DURING EARLY VOTING.

THEY WILL BE COUNTED.

BUT REMIND US WHAT A YES VOTE ON THIS BALLOT MEASURE WOULD MEAN WELL, IT WILL GIVE THE CITY COUNCIL THE POWER TO BASICALLY CHANGE THE WAY THE SALES OF REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS ARE TAXED RIGHT NOW.

REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH YOU BUY A PROPERTY FOR YOU SAY YOU PAY THE SAME REAL ESTATE TRANSFER TAX.

THIS MEASURE WOULD ALLOW THE CITY COUNCIL TO SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT, IF YOU BUY OR SELL A PROPERTY OF MORE THAN A MILLION DOLLARS, YOU PAY A LITTLE BIT MORE AND THEY'RE GOING USE THAT MONEY.

THEY SAY TO HELP THE UNHOUSED IN CHICAGO.

>> AND THIS IS REALLY SORT OF THE CENTERPIECE OF THE PROGRESSIVE POLITICAL MOVEMENT, EVEN DATING BEFORE MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON WAS EVEN CONSIDERING A RUN FOR MAYOR.

IT WAS ENDORSED BY FORMER MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT IN THE 2019 MAYORAL ELECTION.

SHE WERE FIRST THAT POSITION AND IT HAS BEEN THE SOURCE OF JUST JUST REALLY CONCERTED EFFORTS AND IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THE VOTE TODAY.

OF COURSE, IT DOES.

WHAT WHAT'S THE CAMPAIGNING BEEN LIKE ON THIS ISSUE?

WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTATIONS?

IT'S GOING TO CLOSE.

LOOK, IT'S BEEN A REALLY STRANGE CAMPAIGN, RIGHT?

IT WAS UPENDED BY THE LEGAL FIGHT BECAUSE A COOK COUNTY JUDGE INVALIDATED AND THEN THE APPELLATE COURT REVERSED THAT DECISION IN THE SUPREME COURT UPHELD THAT APPELLATE DECISION.

BUT THAT MEANT REALLY THAT BOTH SUPPORTERS AND OPPONENTS.

>> DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.

SO IT VOTERS BY USING NEW DID THOSE EFFORTS?

NO, THAT'S NOT TO SAY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR NOT SET SPENT ON BOTH SIDES BECAUSE IT ABSOLUTELY WAS SORT OF HOW THAT ALL SORT OF COMES OUT IN THE END, I THINK IS A VERY BIG QUESTION AND DOES STARTED THESE ARGUMENTS AGAINST THE FORM OF THE BALLOT QUESTION TO DISCONTINUE SORT OF CREATING LEGAL CHALLENGES AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

SO MAYOR JOHNSON, HE'S SPOKEN PASSIONATELY ABOUT THIS ISSUE IN PARTICULAR AT A RALLY BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL CLEARED THE BRING CHICAGO HOME ORDINANCE IN NOVEMBER.

>> HERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT HE HAD TO SAY.

THEN.

>> WE KNOW 70% OF THOSE ARE ALL LIVE IN COMMUNITIES LIKE MINE AND COMMUNITY.

IT IS WELL TIME THAT WE PRIORITIZE THE INTERESTS OF WORKING PEOPLE, BUT ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN ON THE MOST.

SO WE'RE NOT JUST BRINGING IN CHICAGO.

WE'RE NOT JUST RAISING DEMONSTRATING HOW THE CITY OF CHICAGO IS LEADING THE WAY, BUT THE REST OF THE WORLD.

>> HEATHER, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY THIS IS, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE MAYOR'S SIGNATURE HOW MUCH IS AT AT STAKE FOR HIM?

IF THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN, IT IS GOING TO BE A BIG TEST OF HIS POLITICAL MUSCLE, EVEN THOUGH AS I SAID, THIS PREDATED HIM, HE HAS REALLY EMBRACED THESE PROGRESSIVE POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS AND WHETHER IT SUCCEEDS OR FAILS, IT WILL BE CONSIDERED SORT OF A LITMUS TEST OF HIS SORT OF POLITICAL POWER.

NEARLY A YEAR INTO HIS TENURE AS MAYOR OF CHICAGO.

AND I THINK ALSO JUST WHERE THE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT IS, HOW STRONG IT IS.

THIS IS A MOVEMENT THAT GOT HIM INTO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.

BUT THERE HAS SINCE BEEN SOME SOME WITH THAT.

AND SO I THINK IT IS BOTH A TEST OF JOHNSON HIMSELF BECAUSE HE'S BEEN OUT IN FRONT OF IT.

BUT >> EXCLUSIVELY IT'S NOT AS IF HE'S BEEN FRONTING THE COMMERCIALS.

ARE THE ADS FOR IT OR ANYTHING.

BUT STILL IT IT SORT OF SHOWS WHERE THE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT CAN GO.

CAN IT GET OUT THE VOTE?

>> THAT'S WHY THE CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION HAS POURED MONEY INTO THIS CAMPAIGN AS WELL.

AND WHO HAS EXERTED A LOT OF EFFORT TO TRY AND GET OUT THE VOTE FOR THIS ISSUE THIS CYCLE.

YES, SOMETHING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT LAST WEEK AS WELL WITH US.

HE TEAMS ROLE IN TRYING GEN UP SUPPORT FOR THIS ISSUE.

>> I'M AMANDA, THIS MEASURE GIVES THE CITY COUNCIL THE POWER TO INCREASE THE REAL ESTATE ON PROPERTY USING THE REAL ESTATE TRANSFER TAX.

THANK YOU, HEATHER SENATE.

EARLIER ON PROPERTY SALES OVER A MILLION PASSES, THOUGH, IS THE CITY COUNCIL GOING TO GO AHEAD WITH IT?

YOU THINK THEY'LL RAISE THE TAX?

I MEAN, I THINK YOU'VE NOTED IN YOUR INTRODUCTION TO JOHNSON'S REMARKS AT THAT RALLY WHILE BACK IN CITY COUNCIL HAD TO VOTE TO PUT IT ON THE BALLOT THAT WE CAN SEE.

>> VERY MUCH AS AN INDICATOR.

IF VOTERS GIVE YOU THAT POWER, WHY WOULD YOU NOT USE IT?

THAT WOULD BE ITS OWN SENSE OF SORT OF FRUSTRATION.

I WOULD THINK WITH VOTERS AND PARTICULARLY THE MOVEMENT THAT IS WE'VE JUST BEEN TALKING ABOUT HIS, A LOT OF MONEY AND ENERGY TO PUT IT THERE.

SO WHILE THE OPPONENTS ARE NOT GOING TO STOP AND I THINK IS HEATHER, HEATHER ALLUDED TO JUST A BIT AGO, WE COULD SEE ADDITIONAL COURT CHALLENGES.

EXPECTATION WOULD BE.

BUT YES, A CITY COUNCIL IS GOING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE FURTHER.

THIS WOULD ALLOW JOHNSON TO HOLD HIS PROMISE OF NOT INCREASING PROPERTY TAXES.

JUST SOMETHING THAT AGAIN, THE OPPONENTS WILL BE SORT OF A DEFACTO PROPERTY TAX INCREASE, PARTICULARLY THEY SAY IT'S NOT JUST THE MANSION'S OLD.

I THINK THAT IS A VERY SMART WAY FOR THE ADVOCATES TO TRY AND GET THIS PASSED BY CALLING IT A MANSION TAX.

IT'S ALSO ON A BUSINESSES.

AND YOU COULD THINK, YOU KNOW, FOLKS WHO BUY MAYBE A 3 FLAT.

YEAH, I'LL BE LOOKING AT THE MARGIN IN THIS CASE IF IT DOES PASS.

SO IF IT PASSES BY SORT OF A SIGNIFICANT, COMFORTABLE MARGIN, THE CITY COUNCIL IS GOING TO UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE SORT OF IMPOSE THE WILL OF THE VOTERS.

I THINK IT'S A LITTLE BIT NOW OR YOU'RE GOING TO SEE PEOPLE LIKE ALDERMAN BRENDAN REILLY WHO REPRESENTS DOWNTOWN SORT OF SAY, HEY, LOOK, THIS WAS A SPLIT DECISION.

YOU KNOW, THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO DO AND WE SHOULDN'T.

AND SO THAT I THINK IS REALLY WHERE PERHAPS TODAY'S LOW TURNOUT COULD REALLY SORT OF COME INTO PLAY IT BEYOND JUST A VICTORY OR LOSS.

SO ANOTHER BIG RACE ON THE BALLOT.

PARIS, YOU'VE BEEN FOLLOWING COOK COUNTY STATE'S RACE AND DEMOCRATS COMPETING TO REPLACE, OF COURSE, OUTGOING KIM FOXX.

LOT OF MONEY IN THIS SHARP EXCHANGES BETWEEN THE 2 CANDIDATES.

>> WHAT'S AT STAKE HERE AND HOW DIFFERENT CLAYTON HARRIS AND EILEEN O WHEN IT COMES TO APPROACH TO FIGHTING CRIME A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THEIR APPROACH.

THIS CENTERS AROUND RETAIL THEFT.

SO EILEEN O'NEILL BURKE SAYS THAT WE'RE GOING TO PROSECUTE RETAIL THEFT OF GOODS.

>> OVER $300 AS A FELONY.

THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW UNDER KIM FOXX.

THEY RAISE THAT THRESHOLD TO $1000.

SO IF YOU IF STEAL $1000 WORTH OF GOODS FROM THE STORE OR MORE, YOU CAN TRY TO THE FELONY BELOW THAT YOU GET CHARGED WITH A MISDEMEANOR.

MISTER HARRIS HAS SAID HE'S GOING TO CONTINUE THAT POLICY SAYING MISTER METERS IN JUST A SLAP ON THE WRIST AND YOU CAN CHARGE, YOU KNOW, SIGNIFICANT JAIL TIME FOR MISDEMEANORS THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THAT POLICY OF MAYBE GOING A LITTLE SOFTER, A LITTLE CREAM.

THEY BOTH SAID THAT THEY PLAN TO GO FORWARD WITH THE NO CASH BAIL A PROVISION WILL THEY HAVE BUT THEY WOULD PROSECUTE ANY CASE INVOLVING A GUN.

EILEEN O'NEILL, BURKE, PERHAPS A LITTLE STRONGER THAN ANY ANY KIND OF ARMED ROBBERY ON THE CTA.

AGAIN, BOTH OF THEM SAYING ANYTHING WITH A GUN.

CLAYTON HARRIS, CLEAR SAYS PRIZE ENDORSED BY TONI PRECKWINKLE.

ALSO ENDORSED KIM FOXX DOES NOT TO SAY THAT CLAY HARRIS IS GOING TO APPROACH OFFICE THE EXACT SAME WAY AS KIM FOXX WOULD, BUT HE WOULD BE CLOSER TO THAT PROGRESSIVE VISION THAN WHILE EILEEN O'NEILL BURKAS ONE, SOME CROSSOVER SUPPORT HERE, ESPECIALLY WITH MONEY BY SAYING SHE'LL BE TOUGHER ON HAS TO PARIS CLAYTON HARRIS HAS THE BACKING OF THE ESTABLISHMENT, INCLUDING TONI PRECKWINKLE.

>> WHAT IS THE OUTCOME OF THIS RACE MEAN FOR HER STILL, AS YOU KNOW, SORT THE HEAD OF A COOK COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY?

WELL, IT'S A BIG TEST BECAUSE NOT ONLY IS SHE COOK COUNTY BOARD PRESIDENT, NOT ONLY WAS SHE SORT OF MENTOR TO BRANDON JOHNSON.

>> BUT SHE'S ALSO SORT OF PUT THE FULL FORCE OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY BEHIND CLAYTON HARRIS.

THE 3RD.

AND IF EILEEN O'NEILL BURKE CAN WIN A DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY WITHOUT THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE COOK COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY, SHE'S GOING TO FACE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT THAT ENDORSEMENT TRULY MEANS.

NO, I SHOULD SAY THAT WE WERE HAVING BASICALLY THE SAME DISCUSSION FOR YEARS AGO WHEN KIM FOXX WAS RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION.

SHE WAS UNDER FIRE, BASICALLY FROM ALL SIDES.

AND SHE PULLED OUT A COMFORTABLE VICTORY.

BOTH IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND THEN IN THE GENERAL ELECTION, THE ISSUES ARE VERY SIMILAR THIS TIME AROUND.

THE QUESTION IS, WILL THE RESULT BE VERY SIMILAR, AT LEAST WHEN IT COMES TO 20 PRECKWINKLE'S CHOSEN CANDIDATE LIKE IT'S A RULE THAT I'M IN A LOW TURNOUT ELECTION AND IT DOESN'T SO MUCH COME DOWN TO WHO HAS THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND.

THAT'S THE MACHINE BACKING.

I WOULD THINK THAT YOU HAVE A BETTER CHANCE IF YOU'VE GOT THAT KIND OF SO-CALLED MACHINE BACKING IN A LOW TURNOUT, ELECTIONS ARE GOING TO THE FOLKS OUT AND OTHER FOLKS JUST AREN'T MOTIVATED.

>> QUICKLY WANT TO GET TO A CONGRESSIONAL RACE BEFORE WE RUN OUT OF TIME AND OBVIOUSLY WE SHOULD NOTE TO VIEWERS, WE WILL BE BACK 10 O'CLOCK TO TALK ABOUT A WHOLE LOT MORE.

BUT A FEW HIGH-PROFILE CONGRESSIONAL RACES, PARTICULARLY IN THE 7TH GOT VETERAN CONGRESSMAN DANNY DAVIS FACING 4 CHALLENGERS, INCLUDING CHICAGO TREASURER MELISSA CONYERS.

IRVINE.

IS THIS THE BIGGEST THREAT TO DAVIS GETTING 15TH TERM?

>> WELL, I MEAN, HE HAD A PRETTY TOUGH GO AROUND FOR HIS CURRENT TERM AND IT WHEN YOU SAW IT CAN ACCOUNT REALLY NEARLY CAN CLINCH THIS SEAT.

SHE'S TRYING TO RUN AGAIN, BUT SHE DOES NOT QUITE HAVE THAT PROGRESSIVE BACKING THAT SHE DID.

YOU ALSO HAVE SOME OF THAT SPLIT BETWEEN MELISSA WHICH COULD THE VERY HELPFUL TO DAVIS AS HE SEEKS US ADDITIONAL TERM.

THE MORE OPPONENTS YOU HAVE, THE EASIER IT IS FOR AN INCUMBENT TO SLIDE ON THROUGH.

POLLS ARE STILL OPEN.

SO DON'T WANT TO MAKE TOO MANY PREDICTIONS.

THERE.

BUT THE COUNTY RESERVE AND CERTAINLY DOES HAVE SOME NAME RECOGNITION GIVEN THAT SHE CITY TREASURER.

BUT SHE ALSO HAS ALONG WITH THAT SOME ETHICAL TROUBLES THAT HAVE COMPOUNDED HER THROUGHOUT THIS QUICKLY SAY, COLLINS COUPLE YEARS AGO CAME REALLY CLOSE.

>> JUST A COINCIDENCE.

NOW HE'S GOT 4 CHALLENGERS TO SPLIT TICKET.

I JUST WANT DO WITH YOU SHOULD RUN EVERYBODY.

DO IT.

ALL RIGHT.

SO OBVIOUSLY