REPORT DIGEST

METROPOLITAN PIER AND EXPOSITION AUTHORITY

Special Limited Scope Compliance Examination
For the Two Years Ended June 30, 2015

Release Date:  October 15, 2015

FINDINGS THIS AUDIT:  0
FINDINGS LAST AUDIT: 1

WILLIAM G. HOLLAND, AUDITOR GENERAL

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INTRODUCTION

The General Assembly annually makes direct
appropriations to the Authority for the
payment of debt service and related
obligations, to provide incentives to
attract large conventions, meetings, and
trade shows to hold events at Authority
properties, and to serve as a pass-thru
entity to provide funding to the Chicago
Convention and Tourism Bureau (Choose
Chicago).  Additionally, the General
Assembly has authorized the Authority to
pass-thru a portion of the additional funds
realized from the increase in the Airport
Departure Tax authorized within Public Act
096-0898 to the Chicago Convention and
Tourism Bureau (Choose Chicago).

Our special limited scope compliance
examination was restricted to appropriations
made by the General Assembly to the
Authority from the McCormick Place Expansion
Project Fund, the Chicago Travel Industry
Promotion Fund, and the Metropolitan Pier
and Exposition Authority Incentive Fund and
expenditures certified by the Authority as
authorized by the General Assembly from the
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority
Grants Fund.

There were no findings of noncompliance
disclosed during our examination.

ACCOUNTANT’S OPINION

We conducted a special limited scope
compliance examination of the Authority as
required by the Illinois State Auditing Act.
The accountants stated the Authority
complied, in all material respects, with the
requirements described in the report during
the two years ended June 30, 2015.

WILLIAM G. HOLLAND
Auditor General

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AUDITORS ASSIGNED

This examination was performed by the Office
of the Auditor General’s staff.