May 14, 2008
UPDATE: Promoters' Ordinance Tabled for Now
From Jim Derogatis' blog:
Following a nearly unprecedented outpouring of concern from the Chicago music community and a meeting with activists and some of the top concert promoters and venue owners in Chicago, Ald. Eugene Schulter, chairman of the City Council License Committee, decided on Tuesday that he will not present the so-called "event promoter's ordinance" to the full council for a vote on Wednesday -- and that the committee will go back to work on fine-tuning the law.
What This Means: Alderman Schulter, who was to bring the vote before the City Council today, has "tabled" or withdrawn the bill. This does not mean that it's been killed, but merely delayed, and could be brought up again at a later date - maybe with as little notice as it was this time. Everyone who called or wrote their alderman - thank you!
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