BACKGROUND

Please review the main page of Promoter Ordinance updates before proceeding here.

With your help, the CMC was recently able to convince the City that it should not move forward on its latest attempt to regulate event promoters.  CMC knows that promoters are generally responsible and law abiding and perform a key service to help keep Chicago music cutting edge and vibrant.  One of the CMC's fundamental objections to how the City tried to get that ordinance passed was that it did not receive meaningful public input from the music community.

 » Ald. Schulter's Public Statement on the Event Promoter Ordinance

* CLOSED * SURVEY PROCESS IS OVER FOR NOW.

The CMC, as your independent advocate with the government, wants your comments about the ordinance to put them in the hands of Mayor Daley and the City Council.  We encourage you to read about the draft ordinance and the City's Facts You Should Know. You may also download a copy of the draft as a PDF too.

We welcome any and all comments on the draft ordinance.  To make your comments most useful, we would appreciate you telling us a bit about yourself.

We will protect the confidentiality of your information at all times.

NEXT STEPS

We will deliver all comments received by 5:00PM on Friday, May 30th May 23rd to Mayor Daley and the City Council.

The CMC is currently seeking to work with the City Council to come up with a revised ordinance that takes your concerns into account.  The bill that did not get reported out of the City Council's Licensing and Consumer Protection Committee is still alive and the City Council still controls when and if that bill will be revived.  Therefore, CMC is committed to staying vigilant to make sure your voice is heard, and to work to come up with a solution that allows for Chicago music to continue to thrive safely and responsibly.

Please stay tuned to this site for updates and more information.

Thank you for your commitment to Chicago music!