6. “Nothing but Net Profi ts”: Public Dollars and Tax Policy at the United Center

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Bullish on Image: Basketball and the Promotion of Postindustrial Chicago 13
6. 2. “Normally, Heroes Cost You Money”: Bulls Fans in the New Gilded Age 47
7. 3. The Bulls as “Good Business”: The United Center and Redeveloping Chicago’s Near West Side 81
8. 4. Anchor or Shipwreck? The United Center and Economic Development in West Haven 118
9. 5. “Peanut Envy”: The United Center’s War against Sidewalk Vendors 152
10. 6. “Nothing but Net Profi ts”: Public Dollars and Tax Policy at the United Center 187
11. Conclusion 221
12. Appendix A: Logistic Regression Analysis of 1993 General Social Survey Data 227
13. Appendix B: City of Chicago, Cook County, and Illinois State Campaign Contributions by United Center Ownership and Executives, 1980 – 2016 233
14. Appendix C: United Center Property- Tax Savings 241
15. Appendix D: United Center Amusement- Tax Savings 247
16. Notes 249
17. Index 299