Rosemont hikes ticket tax again
Posted December 13, 2023 12:04 pm
Rosemont will hike its local amusement tax for sports, concerts and other ticketed events from 4% to 6% to help cover increased personnel costs, village officials said.
The increase takes effect Jan. 1 - nearly two years after the tax rate went from 3% to 4%. Mayor Brad Stephens said this week that he and the village board should have approved the higher increase at that time, especially considering Chicago’s amusement tax is 9%.
The new Rosemont tax will apply only to events first going on sale in the new year. Tickets for the Chicago Wolves and Chicago Dogs, for example, won’t have the added tax until 2024 or 2025.
The extra tax - two pennies on the dollar - is estimated to generate $1.5 million a year in revenue.