TIF Districts

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The City of Evanston has five active TIFs designed to leverage private sector growth by providing a funding mechanism for infrastructure improvements, workforce development and property revitalization.

Tax Increment Finance District Map

(click above link to download map)

Active Tax Increment Finance Districts

TIF Name	Adoption Date	Final Collection Year	Map	Ordinances	Redevelopment Plan
TIF #5 Howard and Ridge	1/26/04	2028	Map TIF #5	TIF #5 Ordinances	TIF #5 Redevelopment Plan
TIF #6 West Evanston	9/26/05	2029	Map TIF #6	TIF #6 Ordinances	TIF #6 Redevelopment Plan
TIF #7 Dempster Dodge	6/25/12	2036	Map TIF #7	TIF #7 Ordinances	TIF #7 Redevelopment Plan
TIF #8 Chicago Main	1/28/13	2037	Map TIF #8	TIF #8 Ordinances	TIF #8 Redevelopment Plan
TIF #9 Five-Fifths	10/25/21	2045	Map TIF # 9	TIF #9 Ordinances	TIF #9 Redevelopment Plan

Annual Reports

	FY 2019	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022
Howard and Ridge	Howard Ridge 2019	Howard Ridge 2020	Howard Ridge 2021	Howard Ridge 2022
West Evanston	West Evanston 2019	West Evanston 2020	West Evanston 2021	West Evanston 2022
Dempster Dodge	Dempster Dodge 2019	Dempster Dodge 2020	Dempster Dodge 2021	Dempster Dodge 2022
Chicago Main	Chicago Main 2019	Chicago Main 2020	Chicago Main 2021	Chicago Main 2022
Five Fifths	TIF Adopted 2021	TIF Adopted 2021	Five Fifths TIF 2021	Five Fifths 2022

View archived TIF Annual Reports here.

TIF Resources

For additional information on Tax Increment Financing, please visit:

Cook County Clerk

Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity

State of Illinois Comptroller

The Illinois Tax Increment Association

Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management TIF Analysis video and PowerPoint of the presentation, 12/11/2012.

Joint Review Board

A Joint Review Board (JRB) is initially established when a new Tax Increment Financing District (TIF) is under consideration and makes a recommendation to the City Council. The JRB is composed of members representing certain taxing districts which are affected by the TIF. The Joint Review Board meets annually to discuss the annual report filed with the State of Illinois on each of the TIF Districts within the city.

In order to learn more about the JRB and view previous meeting agendas and minutes please click on Joint Review Board.

Interested Parties Registry

Any individual or organization interested in obtaining information pertaining to activities within a particular Redevelopment Project Area(s) is entitled to register in the appropriate Registry. Organizations include, but are not limited to, the following: businesses, business organizations, civic groups, not-for-profit corporations and community organizations. An individual or organization seeking to register as an Interested Party must complete a registration form available online here.

For additional information on the Interested Parties Registry, please see Ordinance 33-O-12 "Authorizing the Establishment of Interested Parties Registries And Adopting Rules for Such Registries for Redevelopment Project Areas in the City of Evanston."

Approved Five-Fifths Tax Increment Finance District

INGRAHAM PARK UPDATE

Staff has completed the process for separating the Ingraham Park parcel from the Civic Center property. This clearly dilineates the park from the civic center building parcels.

Ingraham Park Parcel 2023

INGRAHAM PARK

Staff has contracted with BH Suhr, a local surveyor, to separate Ingraham Park from PIN 11-07-118-001-0000 by creating a Tax Division Map which will create two parcels and two PINs. One parcel will be Ingraham Park, the other will be the Civic Center. The proposed Ingraham Park property line shall be 5 feet from from the adjoining parking lot curb along the south and east proposed park property lines. BH Suhr will prepare the Tax Division Map for recordation with Cook County. The PINs will be assigned by Cook County upon recordation. The agreement is viewable at this link: BH Suhr Tax Map Legal Description Agreement

During City Council Five-Fifths TIF deliberations, the community requested and City Council agreed to direct staff to protect Ingraham Park from potential redevelopment. The Five-Fifths TIF district includes the Civic Center property which is composed of three parcels: 11-07-118-001-0000, 11-07-118-002-0000, and 11-07-118-004-0000. A majority of the Civic Center falls on PIN 11-07-118-001-0000. The maps below shows the three parcels in the area bound by Leonard Place, Ridge Avenue, Simpson Street, and Asbury Avenue. As can be seen in the shaded area of the second map below, Ingraham Park is included in a single parcel with the Civic Center building, parking lot, Avenue of the Righteous, and the boiler building. City Council approved Resolution 87-R-21 -Authorizing the Separation of Ingraham Park into A Distinct Tax Parcel

Three Parcels Composing Civic Center Property Three Civic Center Parcels