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Orland Park board approves TIF reimbursement for Ravinia Avenue and backs Amazon’s Cook County application

Village Board of Orland Park · February 18, 2026
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Summary

The village board approved a TIF reimbursement resolution allowing the village to recoup costs for extending Ravinia Avenue to 100 61st Street if a TIF is later created, and approved a resolution of support enabling Amazon to apply to Cook County for a tax incentive; the mayor said no village funds are being given directly to companies.

The Orland Park village board approved two resolutions related to a road extension and a prospective tax-incentive application by Amazon.

First, the board approved a tax increment financing (TIF) reimbursement resolution tied to connecting Ravinia Avenue to 100 61st Street in LaGrange. Mayor Jim Dodge said the resolution "doesn't create a TIF, but instead, if the village eventually chooses a TIF in the future, we can…

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