From the Chicago Sun-Times | Mayor Richard Daley is proposing a property tax break to bring a secod Costco to Chicago, this time to the Near South Side at 14th and Ashland Avenue. Daley said the project would create 600 construction jobs, 125 full-time jobs and 125 part-time positions. — in a move that could set a precedent for Wal-Mart and other big-box retailers. Costco currently has a store on Clybourn and Division in Lincoln Park. Get the full story>>
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Who wrote this story was lazy not to even check the address of Costco only Chicago sote it is on Clybourn and Diversey not Division.
Costco makes plenty of money and does not need a tax break.
Actually, the lone Chicago Costco is at Clybourn and Damen, south of Diversey on the Chicago River.
I wish I got a tax break. But alas, I am not well connect nor have deep pocket, so I will pay costco for the privilege to make another store.
Chicago needs more (TIF’s) tax breaks to bring commerce and industry back. Too many companies have fled the city to the south and “off-shore”. It’s about jobs, for those not too stupid to understand.
If you know (personally) any Costco employee’s, then you would know it’s not Target, Walmart or Sams Club. Costco pays good wages & benefits with good job security……..
I won’t by bottled water at the Costco in Chicago because I won’t pay dumb-dumb Daley’s 12% tax. I go to Bedford Park and buy water, eggs and TVs at the Costco there. I also won’t shop at WalMart because I don’t want to support a company that treats its workers like slaves.
So dumb dumb Patrick spends $10 more in gas to avoid the bottled water tax? Also, anyone who buys bottled water is a dumb dumb. It’s tap water that costs more than gasoline. AND it’s bad for the environment.
Talk about Dumb Dumbs.