City’s hotel tax would be nation’s highest if Council approves plan to rev up tourism – Chicago Sun-Times

The City Council’s Finance Committee agreed Friday to support the creation of a so-called Tourism Improvement District and raise the hotel tax on rooms within that district to 19 percent, the highest in the nation. The current combined city, county and state tax on hotel rooms is 17.5 percent.
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Yellow Matter Custard
5 months ago

Chicago democrats are like,”We have to do something to attract more tourists, visitors, conventions etc to the city”. “Okay, let’s rsise taxes”. In unison, “ GREAT IDEA”.

Call my shrink
5 months ago

In this economy, where people with families are trying to save money, wouldn’t this tax make it more expensive to visit our crime ridden city and make people choose a cheaper safer place ? Just asking

Lawrence
5 months ago

Don’t worry, the state has a foolproof occupancy plan: filling those hotel rooms with non-citizens on your dime while the actual taxpayers are priced out. It’s a bold strategy—turning luxury suites into high-priced housing while the rest of us just get the bill. Honestly, for the price of one night in a Chicago hotel these days, you could probably fly the whole family to Disney World. Plus, in Orlando, the only “mugging” happens at the souvenir stand, and you usually get to keep your car.

Isn’t Illinois Fun?
5 months ago

Only in Chicago would efforts to increase tourism include raising the cost of tourism. Sounds like another jobs and increased salary grab by some in that group.

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