By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News
(CHICAGO) — Tuesday’s elections weren’t all about politicians as voters in Chicago faced a number of referendums.
Most of the referendums though are advisory, meaning they aren’t binding law. Politicians often use them to gain support for a certain issue, knock another referendum off the ballot, or sometimes to distract from other issues.
Voters were asked if taxes related to the legalization of pot should be used for Chicago Public Schools and mental health services. 88 percent voted yes.
Fifty-five percent of Chicago voters agreed with a question asking if plastic straws should be banned while 79 percent agreed with the creation of a homeowners property tax exemption for for families with incomes less than $100,000.
Voters are in support of expanding to other municipalities, Cook County’s sick leave policy and 80 percent of voters agree that the minimum wage in municipalities in Cook County should match the $13-per-hour county minimum wage and later, be tied to the consumer price index. The county passed a minimum wage ordinance in 2016, but municipalities had the option to opt out.
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