Frankfort board backs Cook County Class 8 incentive application for Frankfort Point parcel

Apr 20, 2026

The board advanced a Committee of the Whole recommendation supporting a Cook County Class 8 real estate tax incentive application for the 133‑acre parcel at 7200 Sauk Trail (Frankfort Point), conditional on revisions limiting the exemption to industrial and commercial uses.

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Trustee Rigoni briefed the board on a Committee of the Whole recommendation to support a Cook County Class 8 real estate tax incentive application for property at 7200 Sauk Trail, part of the Frankfort Point redevelopment (a vacant 133‑acre site at Harlem Avenue and Sauk Trail). The Class 8 program reduces assessment values for qualifying industrial developments to offset higher Cook County industrial tax rates and improve competitiveness compared with nearby Will County parcels.

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