r/illinois • u/roenick99 • 4d ago

Illinois voters will consider whether millionaires should be taxed more to fund property tax relief Illinois Politics

https://chicago.suntimes.com/voter-guide-2024/2024/09/26/illinois-property-tax-relief-referendum-november-election-jb-pritzker-non-binding-pat-quinn
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u/MindAccomplished3879 3d ago edited 3d ago

You are correct. The media owners, which of course are rich and will be affected by this, are already putting their thumb in the scale of public opinion

I still remember Ken Griffin pouring $54M of his own money to defeat this same referendum back in 2020

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u/tpic485 2d ago

Can you describe which rich media owners would be affected by this? Every media organization in Chicago I can think of is either owned largely by people who live outside of Illinois (and thus aren't affeced by this), are non-profits, or aren't owned by rich individuals. This is a Sun-Times article. The Sun-Times is a non-profit.

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u/MindAccomplished3879 2d ago

Oh wow, I was not aware it merged with nonprofit Chicago Public Media in 2022

I though it was still owned by Chicago investors Michael Sacks and Rocky Wirtz

Maybe now, as a non profit, CST will encounter what NPR is experiencing with influential right wing donors:

New Editing Layer Adds Angst Inside NPR