Chicago Loses Springer And Wilcos Due To Tax Incentives

“What! We’re giving Oprah a tax credit?” exclaimed members of the Illinois House in reaction to an amendment to renew the Illinois filmmakers tax credit AND to include talk shows was introduced in the Senate.

Now exactly one year later, that statement has come back to bite them in the buttsky, as NBC Universal whisks its nationally-syndicated Jerry Springer and Steve Wilcos talk shows to Connecticut this summer.

No one knew about the move in advance, including Jerry Springer. He liked living in Chicago and wasn’t happy when the decision to move was sprung on him.

Read the rest in Chicago’s loss, Stamford’s gain — Politics to blame for Jerry Springer’s show departure from Ruth L Ratny presents REEL CHICAGO