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CTA seeks sponsors for Holiday Train and other assets

CTA seeks sponsors for Holiday Train and other assets

31 March 2012 Press Release Rail & Coach News

The Chicago Transit Authority today, through its partner, IMG, issued Requests for Proposals for the naming rights to the CTA Holiday Train, New Year’s Eve Penny Rides, Free Rides for Chicago Public Schools students on the first day of school, and CTA Bus Tracker and Train Tracker.

Artists celebrate Chicago’s 175th Birthday

Artists celebrate Chicago’s 175th Birthday

18 February 2012 Press Release Tourism News

In anticipation of Chicago’s 175th Birthday on March 4, The Flag and Seal Revisited, a new component of the Pulled, Pressed & Printed, Chicago exhibition currently running at Expo 72, will feature artworks that riff on the Chicago flag and seal.

Chicago bumps up hotel tax to raise funds

Chicago bumps up hotel tax to raise funds

4 January 2012 Tourism News

Officials in the city of Chicago have increased by one percentage point the amount of tax City Hall takes from every hotel night recorded. With budget deficits topping political agendas around the world, Chicago coffers will now claim 4.5 per cent of the cost of every night spent in the city.