Time To Stick A Fork In Taste Of Chicago?

Several City Councilmen are saying since the Taste of Chicago hasn’t been well-done for years, it should just be done — period.

One alderman who already think the Taste’s goose is cooked is Ald. Bob Fioretti (2nd), who proposed Wednesday to hold a hearing that would determine if the Taste should be saved or scrapped, reports NBC Chicago.

“Two years ago, I said ‘Taste of Chicago is on its last legs.’ It’s time to look at reconfiguring it,” Fioretti said according to the Tribune. “Either we’re going to eliminate it — then, we should have — or we’re going to move it forward.”

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The struggling festival lost a whopping $1.3 million dollars last year and hasn’t been profitable since 2008, according to CBS Chicago.

While Chicago maga ine staffers listed shortcomings like drunk crowds as reasons why they won’t be sad if the Taste is killed off, a shortened festival and switch from the traditional Fourth of July weekend spot seems to have killed the bu for many fest-goers in recent years.

Fioretti’s frustration with the floundering summer attraction was apparently shared by four other members of the City Council. DNAinfo Chicago reports colleagues Leslie Hairston (5th), Scott Waguespack (32nd) and John Arena (45th) from the newly-formed Progressive Reform Coalition signed off on the resolution; Ald. Ray Suare (31st) signed as well.

Mayor Emanuel, on the other hand, isn’t ready to quit the fest just yet, according to CBS.

Emanuel argued his administration’s changes to the fest have helped — however slowly — turn things around, citing decisions like booking the Grammy-winning band fun. as the 2013 opener and implementing a pop-up restaurant concept last year as promising innovations.

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  Pedestrians enter the Taste of Chicago in Grant Park Friday, July 13, 2012. Once a 10 day affair that wrapped around July 4th, the “Taste” has been shortened to five. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

  
  


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  Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks during Taste of Chicago, Wednesday, July 11, 2012 in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

  
  


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  Jennifer Hudson performs at the Taste of Chicago, Wednesday, July 11, 2012 in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

  
  


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  Staff at the Taste of Chicago Food Festival wait for customers to purchase food coupons on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 in Chicago. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)

  
  


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  A vendor barbecues chicken at the Taste of Chicago Food Festival on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 in Chicago. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)

  
  


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  Asian carp patties are cooked on a barbecue at the Taste of Chicago Festival on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 in Chicago. State officials have been trying to change the perception of the pest fish, calling it a nutritious food that could become a consumer item. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)

  
  


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  Chef Dirk Fucik, right, gathers Asian carp patties from the barbecue to serve to visitors at the Taste of Chicago Festival on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 in Chicago. State officials ave been trying to change the perception of the pest fish, calling it a nutritious food that could become a consumer item. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)

  
  


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  Cesar Carlos, right, on vacation from California, samples Asian carp at the Taste of Chicago Festival on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 in Chicago. State officials have been trying to change the perception of the pest fish, calling it a nutritious food that could become a consumer item. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)

  
  

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Time To Stick A Fork In Taste Of Chicago?