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Home » Ivan Samstein

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The story of Cook County’s pursuit of back taxes from small music venues descends into the surreal

by Lee V. Gaines October 27, 2016August 18, 2021

Cook County amends its amusement-tax code to clarify that its officials aren’t in the business of defining “fine art”—but several small venues are still stuck in administrative hearings arguing about exactly that.

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Cook County not ‘in the business of saying what is and what is not fine arts,’ according to CFO

by Lee V. Gaines August 30, 2016August 18, 2021

The county’s chief financial officer says he disagrees with a hearing officer’s interpretation that only musical genres considered “fine art” are exempt from an amusement tax.

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