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Winfield SD 34 notes appellate briefing schedule in TIF 2 challenge
Summary
District briefing schedule in the appeal over Winfield Town Center TIF 2: district brief due July 8, 2025; village brief due Aug. 12, 2025; district reply due Aug. 26, 2025. The district argued the TIF fails statutory tests and that significant private investment reduces the TIF's necessity.
District materials presented at the June 18 meeting outlined the legal basis for challenging Winfield Town Center TIF 2 and provided an appellate briefing schedule. The district alleges the TIF failed to meet statutory blight findings, improperly combined non-contiguous parcels (including a parking garage that would remain on the tax rolls for a shorter period), and did not satisfy the "but-for" test because private investment — notably a reported $65–70 million from Central DuPage Hospital — would have supported development without TIF assistance.
The transcript records the appellate deadlines: the school districts' brief is due July 8, 2025; the village's brief is due Aug. 12, 2025; and the school's reply brief is due Aug. 26, 2025. The district noted appellate courts review with a de novo standard and that the village has withdrawn settlement offers. Staff said a written ruling could come by year-end. The board received the update; no new litigation vote was recorded at the meeting.
