OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
LORI E. LIGHTFOOT MAYOR
December 14, 2022
TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
At the request ofthe Commissioner of Planning and Development, I transmit herewith ordinance authorizing the execution of a TIF redevelopment agreement with mITUB for the renovation ofthe property located at 240 North Ashland Avenue.
Your favorable consideration ofthis ordinance will be appreciated.
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago (the "City") is a home rule unit of government under Section 6(a), Article VII ofthe 1970 Constitution ofthe State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to an ordinance adopted by the City Council (the "City Council") of the City on June 10, 1998, and published at pages 70368-70499 ofthe Journal of Proceedings of the City Council (the "Journal") of such date, which ordinance was amended on May 12, 2010 and published at pages 89655-89664 of the Journal of such date, a certain redevelopment plan and project (the "Plan") for the Kinzie Industrial Corridor redevelopment project area (the "Area") was approved pursuant to the Illinois Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, as amended (65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-1 et seg.) (the "Act"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to an ordinance adopted by the City Council on June 10, 1998, and published at pages 70500-70512 of the Journal of such date, the Area was designated as a redevelopment project area pursuant to the Act; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to an ordinance adopted by the City Council on June 10, 1998, and published at pages 70512-70520 ofthe Journal of such date, (the "TIF Ordinance"), tax increment allocation financing was adopted pursuant to the Act as a means of financing certain Area redevelopment project costs (as defined in the Act) incurred pursuant to the Plan; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5/11-74.4-8(b) of the Act and the TIF Ordinance, incremental taxes ("Incremental Taxes") are deposited from time to time in the "...
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