Downtown diners would pay 11.75% tax on restaurant bills under Lightfoot proposal By Vincent Caruso 10/23/2019 Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has proposed a $20 million tax on dining out to help fill the city’s $838 million budget shortfall. TAGS: Chicago, McPier, Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, restaurant tax, sales tax, taxes
Illinois lawmakers set to throw more money at failing Chicago convention center By Austin Berg 05/30/2019 Chicago’s McCormick Place convention center has been a political money pit for nearly 60 years. And now state lawmakers are considering whether to keep subsidizing failure with more tax dollars. TAGS: JB Pritzker, McCormick Place, McPier, Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, taxes
Taxpayer-funded Wintrust Arena falls short of attendance projections By Eddie Damstra 06/23/2018 With attendance for DePaul men’s basketball games falling short of projections, taxpayers are footing the bill for another disappointing sports bet. TAGS: Chicago, DePaul, McPier, MPEA, Wintrust Arena