Village of Bedford Park et al v. Expedia WA et al

  1. October 20, 2016

    Online Travel Cos.' Revised Tax Deal With Ill. Town Gets Nod

    An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday approved a settlement to close out the last remnants of Illinois municipalities' allegations that online booking companies such as Expedia and Hotels.com underpaid local hotel taxes, after rejecting a previous deal as too vague.

  2. October 18, 2016

    Online Travel Cos. Tax Deal With Ill. Town Too Vague: Judge

    Online travel booking companies such as Expedia and Hotels.com moved Monday to close out the last vestiges of Illinois municipalities' allegations of underpaid local hotel taxes, only for the Illinois federal judge to reject as too vague the settlement with the last town remaining in the dispute.

  3. June 20, 2016

    Online Travel Cos. Beat Most Ill. Cities' Tax Claims

    An Illinois federal judge ruled Monday that online travel booking companies such as Expedia and Hotels.com can dodge claims for underpaid local hotel taxes from all but one of a group of 13 Illinois municipalities.

  4. April 14, 2016

    Ill. City Gets Deal With Final Travel Sites Over Hotel Taxes

    An Illinois city that was among more than 150 municipalities accusing online travel companies, including Expedia Inc. and Priceline Group Inc., of underpaying hotel taxes reached its third and last settlement Wednesday with all the named travel sites in Illinois federal court.

  5. April 12, 2016

    Booking Sites Want Remaining Ill. Hotel Tax Claims Killed

    Several hotel-booking websites on Monday again urged an Illinois federal judge to toss a tax lawsuit brought by 13 Chicago-area municipalities that claim the sites owe hotel taxes, saying that they don't own or rent hotel rooms and clearly aren't covered by the cities' hotel tax statutes.

  6. March 28, 2016

    Cities Push For Judgment In Ill. Tax Dispute With Travel Sites

    A group of municipalities suing online travel agencies including Expedia Inc. and Priceline Group Inc. claiming they underpaid hotel taxes urged an Illinois federal judge Monday to rule in their favor following a settlement Friday between the companies and the city of Oakbrook Terrace.

  7. March 28, 2016

    Ill. City Settles With Priceline, Other Sites In Hotel Tax Row

    One Illinois city that was among more than 150 municipalities that accused multiple online travel companies, including Expedia Inc. and priceline.com, of underpaying hotel taxes concluded settlements Friday with several of the travel sites.

  8. March 01, 2016

    Travel Sites Say Towns' Laws Don't Apply In Hotel Tax Row

    Online travel companies including Expedia Inc. on Monday told an Illinois federal court that it does not owe any hotel taxes to 13 towns in the state that are suing the companies, saying they do not qualify under local ordinances as hotel operators required to collect the taxes.

  9. February 09, 2016

    Towns Say There's No Question Travel Sites Keep Hotel Taxes

    A group of Illinois towns on Tuesday moved for summary judgment in an Illinois federal court in a row with online travel websites including Expedia.com, saying there is no dispute that the companies pocket a portion of the taxes paid by consumers when booking hotel rooms online.

  10. February 02, 2016

    Expedia, Others Should Pay Tax Penalties, Ill. City Says

    An Illinois city urged a federal judge on Monday to impose penalties on multiple online travel companies, including Expedia Inc. and Travelocity.com, saying the sites have failed to remit taxes on hotel reservations in the city since October 2011.