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Lightfoot floats casino, real estate transfer tax plans with Chicago delegation

Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants the Illinois General Assembly to reduce the effective tax rate on a Chicago casino to 45 percent, have the city and state “own the license” and authorize a graduated transfer tax that would apply to commercial real estate sales.


The mayor floated those plans during a private meeting over the weekend with members of the Chicago delegation.


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