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Chicago Committee on Finance Approves TIF Allocations, Legal Settlements, and Fee Waivers on December 4, 2025
ChicagoDec 4, 20254 min read
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The Chicago Committee on Finance approved multiple ordinances allocating tax increment financing (TIF) funds for park and school improvements, authorized fee waivers for the Chicago Board of Education, approved two major legal settlements including a wrongful conviction case, and authorized charitable solicitation permits.
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Fee waivers for public buildingsPark improvementsLegal settlementsTax Increment Financing (TIF) allocationsEnterprise Zone boundary amendmentBudget & TaxEducationSchool facility improvementsSmall claims paymentsIntergovernmental agreementsCharitable solicitation permits
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- Approved intergovernmental agreements allocating up to $2.75 million from Lincoln Avenue TIF District for Mather Park improvements in the 40th Ward.
- Approved intergovernmental agreements allocating up to $2 million from 105th Street and Vincennes Avenue TIF District for Jackie Robinson Park improvements in the 21st Ward.
- Approved intergovernmental agreements allocating up to $200,000 each from 105th Street and Vincennes Avenue TIF District for improvements at Langston Hughes and Marcus Moziah Garvey Elementary Schools in the 21st Ward.
- Amended Enterprise Zone 2 boundaries.
- Authorized fee waivers for the Chicago Board of Education and its contractors for public or governmental building uses with annual reporting requirements.
- Approved settlement orders for Shanae Flowers James v. City of Chicago ($1 million) and Robert Smith Jr. v. City of Chicago ($15,376,742.37), with Alderman Nicholas Sposato recusing himself from the former.
- Authorized payment and denial of various small claims against the City.
- Authorized charitable solicitation permits for the American Civil Liberties Union and The Nature Conservancy for 2026.
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