Chicago Holds Off Collecting Taxes From Hotels, Restaurants Until June Most of the City Has Been Shut Down Since Coronavirus Stay-at-Home Mandate Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the city will not collect restaurant and hotel taxes until June 1. (Gian Lorenzo Ferretti/CoStar) By Jennifer Waters CoStar News April 17, 2020 | 5:35 P.M. The city of Chicago is postponing tax payment due dates for restaurants,