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Committee on Finance Approves Affordable Housing Funding, Settlement Orders, and Program Amendments

ChicagoMar 10, 20252 min read

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The Chicago City Council Committee on Finance met on March 10, 2025, and approved financial assistance for an affordable housing development project, amended the TIFWorks program, authorized four settlement orders totaling $3.18 million, and processed claims against the city.

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Committee on Finance

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Affordable housing developmentSettlement ordersClaims processingBudget & TaxTIF funding expansionWorkforce program administrationFinancial assistanceHousing

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Approved ordinance providing up to $9,995,484 in financial assistance to UNAH Irving Park LP for the Jigzibik affordable housing development project at 2909-2917 W. Irving Park Road, 33rd Ward
Approved amendment to TIFWorks program to enter into agreement with Employment and Employer Services, Inc. as administrator, authorize name change to 'Workforce Solutions Program,' and expand program scope using TIF and non-TIF funding sources
Authorized four settlement orders: Boyd v. Jovanovich ($280,000), Eyraechel Meiang v. City of Chicago ($400,000), Estate of Mignonne Robinson v. City of Chicago ($1,000,000), and Estate of Ezell Ricky Island v. City of Chicago ($1,500,000)
Transmitted reports of verdicts, judgments, and settlements entered in February 2024
Processed proposed orders for payment and denial of various small claims against the City of Chicago

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