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CHICAGO BEARS v. COOK CTY. DEPT. OF REVENUE

No. 1-12-2892.

16 N.E.3d 827 (2014)

CHICAGO BEARS FOOTBALL CLUB, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

August 6, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anita M. Alvarez , State's Attorney, of Chicago ( Patrick T. Driscoll, Jr. , Cristin Duffy , and Alvin Portis , Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellant.

Schiff Hardin, LLP, of Chicago ( James P. Gaughan and Larry Jacobson , of counsel), for appellee.

OPINION

Justice MASON delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 Section 74-392(a) of the Cook County Amusement Tax Ordinance imposes an "amusement tax" of "three percent of the admission fees or other charges paid for the privilege to enter, to witness or to view such amusement." Cook County Ordinance No. 99-O-15, § 3 (approved Apr. 6, 1999). From February 2002 through April 2007, the Chicago Bears Football Club calculated and paid...

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