In addition to local and state hotel taxes, Chicago short-term rental units face targeted fees with revenues earmarked for domestic violence and homelessness services. The city expects the short-term rental taxes to raise over $12.2 million this year.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
God Forbid if someone makes a buck that Chicago can’t get their hands on.