Chicago Democrat's law firm helps Trump hotel get tax breaks

CHICAGO (AP) — A law firm headed by one of Chicago's most powerful Democrats has helped Republican presidential front runner Donald Trump and investors in his luxury downtown hotel receive nearly $12 million in property tax breaks.

A review of city tax records by the Chicago Sun-Times (bit.ly/21lLGAf ) found that the law firm of Klafter & Burke helped the hotel and other occupants of the 92-story skyscraper earn a total of $11.7 million in tax reductions in six of seven years.