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LaSalle County tourism leaders track state bill to limit diversions from hotel tax fund
Summary
At the May LaSalle County Tourism Committee meeting, Heritage Corridor staff described a pending state bill that would tighten who can draw from the Illinois state hotel/motel tax fund and said staff will contact legislators in the coming days.
LaSalle County Tourism Committee members discussed a state bill at their May committee meeting that staff said would tighten who can draw from the Illinois state hotel/motel tax fund.
Bob, a Heritage Corridor representative, told the committee that visitors to LaSalle County spent about $324,000,000 in 2023 and supported roughly 2,300 local jobs. “Visitors are generating $20.9 million in state taxes and $9.8 million in local taxes,” Bob said, citing the most recent statistics he had available.
The nut graf: the bill under…
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