芝加哥选民11月3日就多道咨询性公投投票：含枪声探测重启与库克县百万富翁税
伊利诺伊州库克县芝加哥市（Chicago）的选民将在11月3日中期选举投票日就多道咨询性公投表达意见，相关消息于10月31日公布。这些公投均为咨询性质，不具法律约束力，意在为市议会与立法者提供民意指引。
全市范围的咨询题共六道框架。其中市级三题为：是否重启枪声探测系统、是否设立节庆活动场地相关安排，以及是否就联邦移民执法“中途闪电战”（Midway Blitz）行动向联邦索赔——一项研究指出，该行动已使芝加哥地区企业损失约12亿美元收入。
另有库克县层面的百万富翁税咨询题：对高收入者征收3%所得税附加税，收入一半用于减免房产税、一半用于公立教育经费。由于伊利诺伊州实行统一税率，这项咨询投票被视为对未来税制改革方向的试探。
其余咨询题还包括与芝加哥公立学校相关的题目，以及个别选区的心理健康项目题目。枪声探测议题源于市长 Brandon Johnson 于2024年终止与 ShotSpotter 的合同，市议会于2026年夏季批准就恢复该技术举行咨询公投。尽管结果不会直接改变现行法律，它们将显示选民在公共安全、房产税减免与教育经费上的优先顺序。
Chicago Voters Face a Slate of Advisory Referendums November 3, From ShotSpotter to a County Millionaire Tax
CHICAGO, Ill. — Chicago voters will weigh in on a slate of advisory referendum questions on November 3, according to information published October 31. All are non-binding, intended to guide the City Council and state lawmakers.
City voters face a framework of six advisory questions. The three citywide questions ask whether to restart the ShotSpotter gunshot-detection system, whether to pursue festival-grounds arrangements, and whether the city should seek compensation from the federal government over the "Midway Blitz" immigration enforcement operation — which one study says cost Chicago-area businesses about $1.2 billion in lost revenue.
A separate Cook County advisory question proposes a millionaire tax: a 3 percent income-tax surcharge on high earners, with half the revenue going to property-tax relief and half to public education funding. Because Illinois has a flat income tax, the vote is seen as a test of appetite for future tax reform.
The remaining questions touch on Chicago Public Schools matters and a mental-health program in one ward. The ShotSpotter question follows Mayor Brandon Johnson's 2024 decision to end the city's contract with the company; the City Council approved the advisory vote on restoring the technology in the summer of 2026. The results will not change any law directly, but they will signal voter priorities on public safety, property taxes and school funding.
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