There are 6 TIFs that have some land area in North Lawndale–the Homan-Arthington TIF, the Midwest TIF, the Ogden-Pulaski TIF, Roosevelt-Cicero TIF, Roosevelt-Homan TIF and the Western-Ogden TIF. A seventh TIF, the Kostner Avenue TIF, is approximately 1 block south of the southwestern corner of North Lawndale. We have included it because of its proximity to North Lawndale, and the fact that proposed shopping areas for the Kostner Avenue TIF include the North Lawndale community. You may click onto the links below to read a profile for each TIF.
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Midwest TIF
Midwest TIF Designation: 2000 Expiration:2024 Covering 1,996 acres in the North Lawndale and East Garfield Park communities, the Midwest TIF largely consists of residential and commercial properties on blocks that include an abundance of underutilized lots and buildings. The TIF was designated to foster the evolution of a planned and cohesive neighborhood containing a range…
Ogden-Pulaski TIF
Ogden/Pulaski TIF Designation: 2008 Expiration:2032 The Ogden/Pulaski TIF district is intended to provide redevelopment resources for a large portion of the North Lawndale community and a smaller area in the South Lawndale community. The 876-acre area is characterized by residential, commercial, and mixed-use structures and numerous vacant lots. The TIF is designed to promote new…
Kostner Avenue TIF
Kostner Avenue TIF Designation: 2008 Expiration:2032 The 51-acre Kostner Avenue TIF is intended to foster rehabilitation of the district’s few existing buildings for either industrial or commercial use. It’s also intended to alleviate residential overcrowding within the Little Village community by promoting mixed-income and mixed-density housing alternatives, including rental units for market-rate, affordable and low-…
Homan-Arthington TIF
Homan-Arthington Encompassing land surrounding the former Sears Roebuck and Co. headquarters complex in the North Lawndale community, the Homan/Arthington TIF is designed to promote mixed-use redevelopment and to assist new construction projects on vacant and underutilized land. Goals include the creation of mixed-income housing and the rehabilitation of the former Sears administration building for mixed commercial uses. Funds…
Roosevelt-Homan TIF
Roosevelt/Homan TIF Designation: 1990 Expiration:2013 The Roosevelt/Homan TIF includes a 54-acre section of the North Lawndale community that in the latter half of the 1900s lost a substantial number of commercial, residential and industrial structures due to urban disinvestment trends. The TIF is intended to foster the area’s redevelopment with commercial and mixed-income residential uses,…
Western-Ogden TIF
Western/Ogden TIF Designation: 1998 Expiration:2021 Encompassing 754 acres within the Lower West Side and Near West Side communities, the Western/Ogden TIF district has roughly the same boundaries as the Western/Ogden Industrial Corridor and a portion of the Illinois Medical District. Characterized by older industrial buildings in various states of repair, a mix of old and…
Roosevelt-Cicero TIF
Roosevelt/Cicero TIF Designation: 1998 Expiration:2021 The 531-acre Roosevelt/Cicero TIF district is characterized by industrial buildings and vacant industrial land within the Roosevelt/Cicero Industrial Corridor. The TIF was created to support existing employers and to facilitate the redevelopment of abandoned and underutilized properties that have long served the North Lawndale community with industrial employment. The…
Archived Presentations
TIF Town Hall Meeting 2011 Lessons Learned from Lawndale 2011 TIF Town Hall Meeting 2010 The Time for TIF Reform is Now 2010 TIF Town Hall Meeting 2009 Lessons Learned from Lawndale 2008
Archived Videos
July 6, 2009 TIF Town Hall Meeting A town hall meeting about what TIFs are and who TIFs impact in the City of Chicago. This program was produced by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV). August 13, 2010 TIF Town Hall Meeting The Lawndale Alliance hosts a discussion about TIFs, eminent domain and building code…
