“...Get those awful capitalist businesses out of here!...”
And get their revenues out of the city coffers too...OH, WAIT...!
Yeah. I worked in the trade show industry for a number of years. The revenue that came into town from travelers to attend conventions at McCormick was mind numbing.
Millions of people flying in, eating at local restaurants, staying in local hotels, shopping. Many from attendees being from the medical/pharmaceutical profession where there is no lack of money.
That’s not even taking into account all of the union folks in the hall that relied on conventions for their jobs.
Chicago may surpass Detroit for biggest smoking hole in the US by the time this is over.