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

Taxed out: 10 reforms to stop Illinois from losing people and jobs

Illinois’ tax code stands in the way of the state’s economic competitiveness. The combination of high tax burdens and a poor tax structure contributes to the loss of jobs and investment to other states. From a place of former economic dominance, Illinois now ranks 45th in gross state product (GSP) growth over the past decade...

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