Sticker shock: $2.5 million subsidy for car dealer too much for city board

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SKA Motors Evanston, at 1033 Chicago Ave., operates as City Volkswagen of Evanston. The business is seeking a shared sales tax deal with the city. Credit: Bob Seidenberg

The city’s Economic Development Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to reject an auto dealer’s request for a shared sales tax deal with the city that would have deprived taxpayers of as much as $2.5 million over a 10-year period.

Shawn Kohli, the owner of SKA Motors Evanston, 1033 Chicago…

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