Chicago’s ‘Amusement Tax’ on Spotify May be Illegal

The City of Chicago is planning to tax streaming services like Spotify, Netflix, and Xbox Live, but is that legal?  According to the Liberty Justice Center, Chicago’s 9 percent ‘amusement tax’ on subscription-based services is an overstretch from an earlier law, and doesn’t specifically include audio- and video-specific services like Spotify and Netflix.
Chicago anticipates a $12 million windfall from the tax, which would also include subscription services