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DuPage committee signals increase in hotel transportation grant to $75,000 for FY2026

6422182 · October 21, 2025
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Summary

After testimony from hoteliers and transportation suppliers, the DuPage County Economic Development Committee agreed by consensus to raise the hotel transportation grant for fiscal year 2026 from $50,000 to $75,000 to help hotels attract meetings to the county.

The DuPage County Economic Development Committee indicated consensus to increase the county’s hotel transportation grant from $50,000 to $75,000 for fiscal year 2026 after presentations from hoteliers and transportation providers.

Public commenters and industry representatives told the committee the program helps DuPage hotels win meetings and keep related spending in the county. Nathan Carson, executive director of the Marriott Naperville, thanked the committee for the grant program and said it helped the hotel win association and church group business that brought attendees to DuPage County. James Staley of Midwest Transit, a…

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