Editing Rahm Emanuel (section)

====Tax-exempt status of Lollapalooza====
[[Lollapalooza]], a local summer music festival in [[Grant Park (Chicago)|Grant Park]], was exempt from taxation. Emanuel's brother [[Ari Emanuel|Ari]] is the co-CEO of [[William Morris Endeavor]], which co-owns the event. In 2011 Rahm Emanuel asked the City Council to appoint an independent third party negotiator, to avoid having the negotiation seen as biased. Although the deal was reached before Emanuel took office, tax breaks must be negotiated every year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/7087418-418/emanuel-wants-independent-look-at-lollapalooza-tax-break.html|title=Emanuel wants independent look at Lollapalooza tax break|date=August 16, 2011|access-date=December 8, 2012|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|first=Fran|last=Spielman|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619061528/http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/7087418-418/emanuel-wants-independent-look-at-lollapalooza-tax-break.html|archive-date=June 19, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> It was later revealed that the festival received its tax exemption for 2011 in the final days of the [[Richard M. Daley|Daley]] administration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/County-Changes-Lollapalooza-Tax-Exemption-Rules-138558554.html|title=County Changes Lollapalooza Tax Exemption Rules|date=February 2, 2012|access-date=December 8, 2012|work=[[NBC Chicago]]|first=Lisa|last=Balde|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203102709/http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/County-Changes-Lollapalooza-Tax-Exemption-Rules-138558554.html|archive-date=February 3, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, Lollapalooza paid taxes for the first time in seven years and extended its contract to host in Grant Park through 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chicagoist.com/2012/03/15/city_extends_lollapalooza_until_202.php|title=Chicago Extends Lollapalooza Deal Through 2021, Tax Breaks For Promoters Pulled|date=March 15, 2012|access-date=December 8, 2012|work=[[Chicagoist]]|first=Chuck|last=Sudo|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150727031428/http://chicagoist.com/2012/03/15/city_extends_lollapalooza_until_202.php|archive-date=July 27, 2015}}</ref>