Another Convention Leaving?
Does Shortshanks want to revisit that "bill of rights" for convention participants yet?
- The International Home & Housewares Show, a Chicago mainstay since 1939, plans to assess whether it should move from McCormick Place to Las Vegas or Orlando for 2012, the Rosemont-based show sponsor disclosed Tuesday.
McCormick Place, which lost two big shows last fall, is at risk of losing several more in coming months, sources said. One of them, sources said, is the National Restaurant Association, which has not yet made a commitment for its 2012 show. The restaurant show is among the city's most well-known.
The International Housewares Association's board applauded the city and state's push to cut trade show costs, but said the alternative site review is being done in case Chicago fails to make adequate progress in time for a 2012 decision. The March show is booked here for the next two years.
$75 million in business related spending. The tax revenue generated isn't anything to sneeze at when Daley has a $500 million hole in his budget and Quinn is running a deficit in the billions while trying to raise taxes.
Labels: city politics, money questions
posted by SCC at 12:04 AM
39 Comments:
Hells Angels are having their east coast leadership conference here, aren't they?
The DOC sent something out about this.
Not everybody's leaving Chicago in the dust!
The Daley big tax machine has made chicago an undesireable place to do business.
Keep those Democratic votes coming in each election as the stealing continues and we all will sooon be one welfare.
Exuse me, we stole all of the money from McPier Corp., can we please steal some of your pension money to make up for it?
SHORT PEOPLE?
AND THE MIDGET SAYS "NOT A PROBLEM, WE'LL JUST RAISE PROPERTY TAXES".
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
I bet they will be handing out more six figure jobs at mccormick place and navy pier as a solution to all of this.
stealing is bi partisan in illinois. fuck the incumbants. fuck daley. fuck madigan. fuck stroger. fuck anybody who supports them.
This is why we must stop whinning and agree to unpaid furlough days. Are we not sheep dogs a sheep dog dosen't work for money only his masters approval. Write lots movers and parkers. We are the guardians of our city and must give everything we can. Our president is calling on us to volunteer lets start right here in our wonderful city. Our people have voted in our mayor stop complaining and serve him. A sheep dog obeys his master.
McCormick Place = Ghost payroll. I know, just blame the workers.
Chicago is rapidly gaining a reputation like Detroit.Why come here for anything.High crime,high prices.
When I was involved in recreational boating NMMA(National Marine Manufacturers Association)held their winter show at McCormick Pl but the prices chased them down to Florida. That happened back in the 80s and it only got worse.
C'mon, get it right: Mccormick Place exists to (1) provide six-figure income to mobbed-up electricians, and (2) to provide six figure incomes to politicians' cousins who fill "coordinator" positions.
So quit your complaining. McCormick Place is doing those two things very well.
I called this one six months ago.
As long as I have my tahoo and m16, I dont need a pension or pay raise. I will write tickets to cops mothers, grandparents, war vets. My supervisors say Im a worker not a dog.
Looks like Detroit TIME TO SELL if you own. I live in MG and cant sell in the last 2 years I've lost 40 percent of the value of my home which I have owned for 15 years.
Only way to get that show to stay is to give them 2012 rent free. That is just a beginning. These shows have been raped here for years. Now they have the power and they can all tell daley to kiss their ass. And all the Teamsters etc. who have been robbing them for years, enjoy your unemployment and all the shit you stole. The golden goose is cooked.
Tax those evil business owners who are making too much money!
Punish the rich, they need to spread the wealth!
Raise property taxes, we need more money for the poor!
Sounds like a solid business plan to me...
Keep those Democratic votes coming in each election as the stealing continues and we all will sooon be one welfare.
You have to be willing to pull back the curtain and take on the defenders of the status quo. There are many, and both parties are involved. And that's the approach that's required to usher in true change.
I was talking to a guy who works at McCormick Place and asked about all the shows leaving town.He responded that they are not worried because Vegas and Orlando don't have the floor space for the "Big Shows"!
I guess they take for granted that other cities will not expand their convention centers and leave McCormick in their dust.
Last one out please turn off the lights.
How long are the sheeple going to listen to 42 short?
He has had the schools for years and students still can't read, write, do math or do well on tests.
Conventions fleeing faster then a west side dope dealer being chased by the police. Highest taxes in the nation, most segregated city in the nation, no jobs.
Keep voting dummycRAT and your prorperty will be worth zip.
Could it be that everyone's taking their business and money elsewhere not only because of the midget and his thieves but also because of obama and his roots here in Chicago. People are pissed and protesting because they got bamboozled into voting for his change and transparency. Instead they got his left wing, radical socialist agenda by creating bigger government. Voters were heard in Virginia, New Jersey and Massachusset. Now they must here us this Novemer for senate, congress and gubernatorial elections. Go out there and vote these liberal scum bags out of office. Conservative Victory 2010!!!
That is a HUGE show.....what a bunch of dumf*cks running that place to the ground. Keep on taxing these people and this is what you get. It's not only the unions, how many clouted management and middle-management run McPier? You should get rid of half that staff that make over 100grand. Daley must go.
How about a piss-bum convention? We could have the tact teams round up all finest piss-bums the city has and drop em off for the First Annual Piss-Bum Convention, courtesy of Mayor Daley and the City of Chicago... Just an idea if he wants to fill the convention center and put people to work. Trying to think outside the box.
And he can raise taxes and lease the air we breath to pay for it!
Maybe they can bring back Freak-nick fest and have it in McCormack Place.
I want to leave this stealing city and state, too!
Quiz, (again).
Q: How many 'Teamsters' does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Twelve. You gotta problem wit dat?
THE DALEY-DUMMYCRAT KISS-OF-DEATH, AGAIN.
How about a piss-bum convention? We could have the tact teams round up all finest piss-bums the city has and drop em off for the First Annual Piss-Bum Convention, courtesy of Mayor Daley and the City of Chicago... Just an idea if he wants to fill the convention center and put people to work. Trying to think outside the box.
And he can raise taxes and lease the air we breath to pay for it!
1/21/2010 01:37:00 PM
Let them off at 14th and Indiana. that ought to start some shit.
Lots of trolls posting today....
Anonymous said...
Looks like Detroit TIME TO SELL if you own. I live in MG and cant sell in the last 2 years I've lost 40 percent of the value of my home which I have owned for 15 years.
1/21/2010 09:52:00 AM
The market tanked again today thanks to barry's change 38K more people lost jobs and it is just getting worse! barry will go down as the worst president in history!
Anonymous said...
That is a HUGE show.....what a bunch of dumf*cks running that place to the ground. Keep on taxing these people and this is what you get. It's not only the unions, how many clouted management and middle-management run McPier? You should get rid of half that staff that make over 100grand. Daley must go.
1/21/2010 01:00:00 PM
Twenty years ago I worked for a private security firm that put guards inside the housewares show for individual clients. We sat on their display during off hours to ensure all the stuff didn't walk away in the employees' pockets. The displays that didn't have someone guarding them were generally picked clean.
That was 20 years ago. I am surprised that show lasted here as long as it has.
I wish I could leave town along with the conventions. 5 years to go..........maybe we'll have a contract by then.
No matter who we vote in the donkeys or the elephants..this country is corrupted.. This great United States is partly owned by china,saudis,german,etc.etc.etc. U.S dont create anything anymore.
Republicans and Democratics are corrupted.. How soon we forget. " To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven": A time to be born, and a time to die; Ecclesiastes Chapter 3
Anonymous said...
This is why we must stop whinning and agree to unpaid furlough days. Are we not sheep dogs a sheep dog dosen't work for money only his masters approval. Write lots movers and parkers. We are the guardians of our city and must give everything we can. Our president is calling on us to volunteer lets start right here in our wonderful city. Our people have voted in our mayor stop complaining and serve him. A sheep dog obeys his master.
1/21/2010 08:24:00 AM
Dude, nothing is stopping you from cutting the city a check for 24 days of your pay.
Isn't easier to say what shows will be left at Mc Cormick Place?
Leaving????? It be gone baby!
Daley "Whitey Bulger" don't know nothing! After all the money has been stolen, they now want to apoligize and promise not to do it again! Doesn't anyone ever go to jail for all these scams? Always the same game just different players! They city and Crook County will never change! I just loved it when Daley suggested that we can do away with Shakman because "we promised not to be doing that no more!" Take a look at the "WHO'S WHO" inside City Hall! Its a giant rats' nest and all the rodent inspectors are on the take! Sort of like the "mob," they all got suits and ties on now! Poor citizens don't have a chance! City Hall takes your money out of one pocket and Crook County takes the rest! And Burke sits quietly with his $200 Irish ties and grins! Can anyone spell "conscience?" Or maybe have one! And he's supposed to be a lawyer! Ethics 101 anyone? Two mobs have divided up the entire Cook County, City Hall takes all of Chicago, and Crook County gets the rest! Al Capone would be jealous! We're talking billions here!
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