(Chicago Tribune) — Chicagoans might like to think the producers of “Transformers 3” were drawn to Chicago by its arresting skyline, its capable talent pool and its good-natured willingness to put up with fireballs on Michigan Avenue and gun battles on Wacker Drive.
But those local attributes only go so far. These days, movie producers expect potential shooting locales to show them the money. And Illinois is among 45 jobs-hungry states tripping over each other to financially woo movies and television shows. About half, including Illinois, offer tax credits, which cut producers’ costs by tens of millions of dollars at the expense of state budgets.
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