Record #: O2020-5721   
Type: Ordinance Status: Failed to Pass
Intro date: 11/16/2020 Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Finance
Final action: 5/24/2023
Title: Termination of Canal/Congress Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Redevelopment Project Area
Sponsors: Sigcho-Lopez, Byron, Ramirez-Rosa, Carlos, Rodriguez Sanchez, Rossana
Topic: TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICTS - Canal/Congress T.I.F.
Attachments: 1. O2020-5721.pdf
Related files: R2023-766
Canal - Congress - TIF Termination


WHEREAS, The City Council (the "City Council") of the City of Chicago (the "City") adopted ordinances in accordance with the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-1, etseq. (the "Act") on November 12, 1998, and published at pages 81881 through 81990 of the Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council of the City of Chicago: (1) approving a tax increment redevelopment project and plan for the Canal/Congress Redevelopment Project Area (the "Area"); (2) designating the Area as a tax increment financing district; and (3) adopting tax increment allocation financing for the Area; and
WHEREAS, Pursuant to Section 8 of the Act ("Section 8"), when redevelopment projects costs for a redevelopment project area, including without limitation all municipal obligations financing redevelopment project costs incurred under the Act, have been paid, all surplus funds then remaining in the special tax allocation fund for a redevelopment project area designated under the Act shall be distributed by being paid by the municipal treasurer to the State of Illinois Department of Revenue, the municipality and the county collector; first to the Department of Revenue and the municipality in direct proportion to the tax incremental revenue received from the State of Illinois and the municipality, but not to exceed the total incremental revenue received from the state or the municipality less any annual surplus distribution of incremental revenue previously made; with any remaining funds to be paid to the county collector who shall immediately thereafter pay said funds to the taxing districts in the redevelopment project area in the same manner and proportion as the most recent distribution by the county collector to the affected districts of real property taxes from real property in the redevelopment project area; and

WHEREAS, Furthermore, pursuant to Section 8, upon the payment of all redevelopment project costs, the retirement of ...

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