Proposed Lake Cook Road TIF District

•  To help spur private development in the Lake Cook Corridor and help implement the Lake Cook Corridor Market Study and Plan , the Village is exploring Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District.

• A TIF is a commonly used economic development tool, which helps municipalities make needed improvements (roads and sewers) or helps attract private development.

• TIF generates a pool of money used for reinvestment within the TIF area. When a TIF district is created, the property values of the parcels within the district are set at a base equalized assessed value (EAV). Taxing bodies (Village, county, township, school districts, etc) continue to collect property taxes based upon the  base EAV. Any increase in the EAV generates the TIF increment, which is then available for projects within the TIF district. 

• TIF is not a new tax.   Property owners within the district continue to pay their normal property taxes. At the end of the TIF district's 23-year life, all real estate tax revenues are again shared proportionately by the taxing bodies based on their individual tax rates.

• Read more with this Resource Guide to TIF. 

TIF District Eligibility Study and  Redevelopment Plan and Project Report

Summary: This report describes how the study area meets the required eligibility factors and outlines a comprehensive program to revitalize the area. It is important to note that this Report does not authorize or create the TIF itself.  The Village Board has not taken any action on this Report.  
​See the report below. 

Public Hearing.  The Village Board established a Public Hearing date of June 22, 2020 for the proposed 2020 Buffalo Grove Lake Cook Road TIF District. Additional information can be found in the agenda packet here.