# Submission of public question by referendum to voters at November 3, 2026 general election on whether City shall establish a permanent Property Tax Relief Fund to provide financial assistance to eligible owner-occupants

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- Record number: **R2026-0026836**
- Type: Resolution; category: City Council
- Status: In Committee (Direct Introduction)
- Sponsor: Johnson, Brandon
- Committee: [Committee on Committees and Rules](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/committee/committees-and-rules)
- Submitted Date: Jul 8, 2026
- Introduction Date: Jul 9, 2026
- Official record: [Office of the City Clerk](https://chicityclerkelms.chicago.gov/Matter/?matterId=9F73BFF4-D47A-F111-AB0D-001DD80C6696)

## Impact report

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This resolution would put a question on the November 3, 2026 ballot asking Chicago voters whether the City should create a permanent Property Tax Relief Fund to help eligible homeowners facing big property tax increases.

**Who it affects**

- **Chicago voters**: Voters across the whole city would answer Yes or No on whether to create a permanent Property Tax Relief Fund.
- **Owner-occupant homeowners facing large property tax increases**: If a fund is created, eligible owner-occupants at risk of displacement or foreclosure could get financial assistance.
- **Homeowners on the South and West Sides**: The resolution says some of the largest property tax increases have fallen on these homeowners.
- **Seniors, longtime homeowners, and working families**: The resolution names these groups as being at risk of hardship, tax sales, foreclosure, and displacement from rising property taxes.
- **City Clerk and Chicago Board of Election Commissioners**: The City Clerk must certify the ballot question to the Board of Election Commissioners.

**What changes**

- A question about a Property Tax Relief Fund would appear on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot citywide.
- Voters would choose Yes or No on creating a permanent fund.
- The question asks whether the fund would help eligible owner-occupants at risk of displacement or foreclosure due to big property tax increases.
- The question asks whether the City should fund it every year and find dedicated revenue sources for it.

**Money**

- The ballot question asks whether the City should set aside enough money each year and identify dedicated revenue sources to keep the Property Tax Relief Fund going; no dollar amount is stated.

**Where**: City of Chicago; South Side; West Side

**When**: The resolution takes effect upon its passage; the question would go to voters at the November 3, 2026 general election.

## Documents

- [R2026-0026836 Tax Relief Referendum\_FINAL\_\_.pdf](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/matterattachmentspublic/8a4b339c-3341-46b0-ac00-3f7c150abeaf.pdf) (Legislation)
- [R2026-0026836 Transmittal Letter\_P Tax.pdf](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/matterattachmentspublic/b1179864-c633-4aef-a02c-ab0561ce8b04.pdf) (Miscellaneous)

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