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ALT 1. Graphic showing public opinion poll results on a proposed millionaires tax to fund property tax relief and public education. Chicagoans supported the proposal by 80% to 20%. Additional text states that Mayor Johnson has long supported progressive revenue measures, including a millionaires tax, and has directed investments in Chicago Public Schools and a property tax relief pilot program on the South and West Sides.
ALT 2. Graphic showing results of a public opinion poll on a proposed city tax on large corporations to fund youth employment, public mental healthcare, and violence prevention. Chicagoans polled in Wards 5, 8, 21, and 24 supported the proposal by 88% to 12%. Additional text states that the proposal is similar to the Equitable Employer Tax proposed in Mayor Johnson's FY27 Fair Share Budget and would raise more than $112 million by taxing the largest 2.8% of corporations operating in Chicago.
ALT 3. Graphic showing public opinion poll results on whether the City should sue Trump to recover costs associated with economic harm linked to "Midway Blitz." Chicagoans supported the proposal by 85% to 15%. Additional text states that the City will pursue legal means to recover costs from the federal government, including lost tax revenue, reduced small business revenue, public safety response costs, and services provided to residents affected by immigration enforcement.
ALT 4. Graphic showing poll results on expanding mental health services. Among selected voters on the Mid-North Side and Far Southwest Side, 84% supported expanding mental health services and 16% opposed. Additional text states that Mayor Johnson’s Fair Share budget proposal would reopen another mental health clinic and provide permanent funding for the Crisis Assistance Response and Engagement (CARE) alternative response program, which was expanded citywide earlier in the year.
