Chicago City Council passed tourism tax hike on large downtown hotels
The Chicago City Council has agreed to raise its tourist tax in an effort to grow traveler marketing programs.
The vote on Ordinance 2026-0022544 will raise the tax on hotel rooms within that district to 19% from the rate of 17.5% — which includes a combined city, county and state tax, according to the Chicago Sun Times.
The increase will be applied to hotel stays at properties in the downtown and surrounding areas that contain over 100 rooms.
Reminds me of Ocean City MD
You mean Baltimore By The Sea…
OC new name
when in doubt, always raise prices. that always brings in more people.
Why would anyone want to go there ?