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Central West TIF Expansion

At a glance

  • What: Three ordinances expand the Central West tax increment financing (TIF) district on the Near West Side (27th, 28th and 34th Wards): Amendment Number 6 to the redevelopment plan and project (O2026-0027271), designation of the Expanded Central West area as a redevelopment project area (O2026-0027301), and adoption of tax increment allocation financing for the expanded area (O2026-0027300).
  • Result: All three passed 50 to 0 on September 23, 2026 on Dowell's motion, after the Finance Committee recommended each by voice vote with no dissent on September 22.
  • Why it matters: The earlier amendments already extended the district's term by twelve years to a completion date of December 31, 2036 (December 16, 2024 amendment); this amendment adds territory identified in an eligibility study of the "Added Area."

All 50 to 0, recommended without dissent on September 22: Amendment Number 1 to the Avalon Park/South Shore TIF plan (7th and 8th Wards); Amendment Number 1 to the Commercial Avenue plan (7th, 8th and 10th Wards); Amendment Number 1 to the Roseland/Michigan Avenue plan (9th and 21st Wards); Amendment Number 3 to the Bryn Mawr/Broadway plan (48th Ward); Amendment Number 3 to the Chicago/Central Park plan (27th, 28th, 36th and 37th Wards); and Amendment Number 4 to the Pilsen plan (11th, 12th, 25th and 28th Wards). The journal prints the plan text but records no debate.

Sources

Log

2026-09-23 - City Council

Three Central West ordinances and six other plan amendments passed 50 to 0.