Tax Increment Financing (TIF)

Tax Increment Financing (TIF) is a special funding tool used by the City of Chicago to promote public and private investment across the city. Funds are used to build and repair roads and infrastructure, clean polluted land and put vacant properties back to productive use, usually in conjunction with private development projects. Funds are generated by growth in the Equalized Assessed Valuation (EAV) of properties within a designated district over a 23-year period. (more...)

See below for detailed information about the city's individual TIF districts, including plans, annual reports, redevelopment agreements and recent news.

Red Line Extension (RLE) TIF

Information about the proposed Red Line Extension (RLE) project area.

Red and Purple Modernization (RPM) Phase One Project TIF

Information about the proposed Red and Purple Modernization (RPM) Phase One project area.

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