Village of Lyle board approves multiple TIF terminations and consulting agreements to reestablish districts

The Village of Lyle board on March 2 approved a package of tax-increment-financing (TIF) actions that will terminate two existing districts and authorize consulting work to assess and reestablish redevelopment areas.

On a series of roll-call votes the board approved a resolution reaffirming official intent for reimbursements linked to the proposed Lincoln Avenue/Route 53 redevelopment by Chicagoland Auto Group and then adopted an ordinance terminating the existing Lincoln Avenue/Route 53 TIF redevelopment project area and dissolving its special tax allocation fund. The board also approved a resolution accepting a Feb. 25, 2026 proposal from S.B. Friedman Development Advisors, LLC to prepare an eligibility report and redevelopment plan to reestablish that district. Village Manager Cook described the consulting services as document updates necessary to make the 2024 resolution applicable to a reestablished district.

"The first three items on the regular agenda go back to committee of the whole last week," Village Manager Cook said, summarizing the procedural steps to terminate and then reestablish districts. "This basically takes the original resolution that the board passed in 2024 and moves it from the existing TIF district and makes it applicable to the future one that would be reestablished."

The board took parallel actions regarding the East Ogden Avenue TIF: it adopted an ordinance terminating the East Ogden district and approved a resolution to retain S.B. Friedman to assist in reestablishing that district. Manager Cook said there is no fee associated with the consulting proposals included in the packet and that staff recommended board approval.

Members also approved a resolution authorizing staff to pursue consulting services to prepare an eligibility report and redevelopment plan for a potential new downtown TIF district. That step follows efforts to secure a 12‑year extension of the existing downtown TIF (TIF No. 3). Manager Cook said School District 202 (Lisle 202) proposed a scenario where increment from a new Arbor Station townhome project could be declared surplus each year and thereby reduce the district's reliance on other properties; the packet included an owner letter stating that increment from that project could close the economic gap for private redevelopment of the Family Square property without relying on increment from other properties in the district.

The board approved a resolution to submit a letter of intent related to declaring future TIF surplus in the downtown district and noted that final intergovernmental agreements would follow if the extension request moves forward.

All motions related to TIF terminations and consulting agreements passed on voice/roll-call votes recorded in the meeting minutes. Trustees Sima, McGovern, Grau and McQuillan and Mayor Mullen voted "Aye;" Trustees Duffy and Olson were absent for the meeting.

Next steps identified by staff include waiting for required letters of support from overlapping taxing districts to determine whether the current downtown district can be extended; if those letters cannot be secured, staff will pause and may use the consultant's work to pursue a new downtown district.

The board advanced the actions on a largely procedural basis; there were no public objections recorded during the meeting and staff said the consultant engagements do not carry an immediate fee obligation.