The City of Chicago has taken the so-called ‘promoter’s ordinance’ off the voting docket for their meeting tomorrow, no doubt in part due to the crush of calls, emails, and faxes that flooded into aldermen’s offices across the city over the past 2 days. When I called, I was asked for my name, address, and telephone number and told that the response had been overwhelming and that no one would be able to speak with me directly. Well, alright - I’ll take that.

Many of the folks I know who would be personally and professionally affected if this thing had passed were planning to  attend the meeting tomorrow, a fact that couldn’t have been lost on officials - Time Out Chicago got a great quote out of a rep from the city’s department of cultural affairs:

“Please spread the word the Promoters Ordinance has been pulled from City Council until further research. I guess a lot of musicians in clubs etc. responded quickly.”

Yes, I guess they did.

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