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Wrigley rooftop sellers must pay back amusement taxes as condition of sale, appeals panel says

By Scott Holland | Wednesday, May 18, 2016 @ 12:31pm

A group that sold its interest in one of Wrigley Field’s famed rooftops remains on the hook for a six-figure tax bill, after a state appeals panel said a lower court was correct to determine the former business owners had an obligation to pay the unpaid city amusement taxes owed by their rooftop entertainment business, and not just taxes owed on the real estate itself, to allow the sale of the property to truly be free and clear.