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Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau, INC. — City of Chicago contracts
Every contract the City of Chicago has on file with this vendor: what was awarded, which departments issued it, and how the awards were procured. Figures are computed live from the city's official contracts dataset.
Recorded in city contract data as CHICAGO CONVENTION & TOURISM BUREAU, INC..
$172,265,060
Total awarded
Net of revisions and de-obligations
39
Contracts on file
Earliest approved Apr 21, 2005
$22,645,870
Largest single award
Jun 1, 2026
Most recent approval
A note on the totals: the city files revisions and de-obligations as their own records with negative award amounts, so the total above is the net of awards and adjustments. An awarded amount is also not money paid — it is the ceiling the city agreed to, and actual spending can come in lower.
Departments, by total awarded
- Department Of Cultural Affairs$76,318,870
- Department Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events$57,011,900
- Office Of Special Events$38,934,290
Largest individual contracts
- Promotion of Tourism — 2015$22,645,870
- Tourism — 2014$17,648,870
- GRANT AGREEMENT, CHOOSE CHICAGO, TOURISM — 2023$10,250,000
- GRANT AGREEMENT, CHICAGO CONVENTION AND TOURISM BUREAU, INC DBA CHOOSE CHICAGO — 2025$10,250,000
- GRANT AGREEMENT, CHICAGO CONVENTION AND TOURISM BUREAU DBA CHOOSE CHICAGO — 2024$10,250,000
- GRANT AGREEMENT, CHICAGO CONVENTION, CHOOSE CHICAGO — 2026$9,250,000
- GRANT AGREEMENT, CHICAGO CONVENTION AND TOURISM, INC/CHOOSE CHICAGO — 2020$8,750,000
- GRANT AGREEMENT, CHICAGO CONVENTION AND TOURISM, INC/CHOOSE CHICAGO — 2019$8,750,000
How the work was procured
- RFP1 contracts
Contract types
- COMPTROLLER-OTHER37 contracts
- DELEGATE AGENCY2 contracts
Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau, INC. contracts most heavily with Department Of Cultural Affairs, which accounts for $76,318,870 across 21 contract records.
Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau, INC. contracts FAQ
- How much has Chicago awarded to Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau, INC.?
- City of Chicago contract records show $172,265,060 awarded to Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau, INC. across 39 contract records approved since Apr 21, 2005. That figure is the net of awards and later adjustments, and an award is not the same as money actually paid out.
- Which city departments contract with Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau, INC.?
- By total award amount, the departments contracting with Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau, INC. are: Department Of Cultural Affairs ($76,318,870); Department Of Cultural Affairs And Special Events ($57,011,900); Office Of Special Events ($38,934,290).
- What is the largest Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau, INC. contract?
- The largest single award on file is $22,645,870, described by the city as "Promotion of Tourism", approved May 26, 2015, through Office Of Special Events.
- Why can a contract amount be negative?
- The city records revisions and de-obligations as separate rows with negative award amounts. That means a vendor total is the net of original awards plus every later adjustment, not a running tally of payments. Awarded dollars are also not the same as dollars spent — a contract can be awarded and only partly drawn down.
Source
- City Contractsupdated dailyofficial portal ↗
Contracts are matched on the vendor name exactly as the city records it, so a company filed under more than one spelling may appear on more than one page. Award amounts can be negative on revisions and de-obligations; totals are the net of awards and adjustments, not payments made.