(35 ILCS 200/18-165)
Sec. 18-165. Abatement of taxes.
(a) Any taxing district, upon a majority vote of its governing authority,
may, after the determination of the assessed valuation of its property, order
the clerk of that county to abate any portion of its taxes on the following
types of property:
(1) Commercial and industrial.
(A) The property of any commercial or industrial |
| firm, including but not limited to the property of (i) any firm that is used for collecting, separating, storing, or processing recyclable materials, locating within the taxing district during the immediately preceding year from another state, territory, or country, or having been newly created within this State during the immediately preceding year, or expanding an existing facility, or (ii) any firm that is used for the generation and transmission of electricity locating within the taxing district during the immediately preceding year or expanding its presence within the taxing district during the immediately preceding year by construction of a new electric generating facility that uses natural gas as its fuel, or any firm that is used for production operations at a new, expanded, or reopened coal mine within the taxing district, that has been certified as a High Impact Business by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The property of any firm used for the generation and transmission of electricity shall include all property of the firm used for transmission facilities as defined in Section 5.5 of the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act. The abatement shall not exceed a period of 10 years and the aggregate amount of abated taxes for all taxing districts combined shall not exceed $4,000,000.
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(A-5) Any property in the taxing district of a
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| new electric generating facility, as defined in Section 605-332 of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. The abatement shall not exceed a period of 10 years. The abatement shall be subject to the following limitations:
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(i) if the equalized assessed valuation of
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| the new electric generating facility is equal to or greater than $25,000,000 but less than $50,000,000, then the abatement may not exceed (i) over the entire term of the abatement, 5% of the taxing district's aggregate taxes from the new electric generating facility and (ii) in any one year of abatement, 20% of the taxing district's taxes from the new electric generating facility;
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(ii) if the equalized assessed valuation of
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| the new electric generating facility is equal to or greater than $50,000,000 but less than $75,000,000, then the abatement may not exceed (i) over the entire term of the abatement, 10% of the taxing district's aggregate taxes from the new electric generating facility and (ii) in any one year of abatement, 35% of the taxing district's taxes from the new electric generating facility;
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(iii) if the equalized assessed valuation of
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| the new electric generating facility is equal to or greater than $75,000,000 but less than $100,000,000, then the abatement may not exceed (i) over the entire term of the abatement, 20% of the taxing district's aggregate taxes from the new electric generating facility and (ii) in any one year of abatement, 50% of the taxing district's taxes from the new electric generating facility;
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(iv) if the equalized assessed valuation of
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| the new electric generating facility is equal to or greater than $100,000,000 but less than $125,000,000, then the abatement may not exceed (i) over the entire term of the abatement, 30% of the taxing district's aggregate taxes from the new electric generating facility and (ii) in any one year of abatement, 60% of the taxing district's taxes from the new electric generating facility;
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(v) if the equalized assessed valuation of
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| the new electric generating facility is equal to or greater than $125,000,000 but less than $150,000,000, then the abatement may not exceed (i) over the entire term of the abatement, 40% of the taxing district's aggregate taxes from the new electric generating facility and (ii) in any one year of abatement, 60% of the taxing district's taxes from the new electric generating facility;
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(vi) if the equalized assessed valuation of
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| the new electric generating facility is equal to or greater than $150,000,000, then the abatement may not exceed (i) over the entire term of the abatement, 50% of the taxing district's aggregate taxes from the new electric generating facility and (ii) in any one year of abatement, 60% of the taxing district's taxes from the new electric generating facility.
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The abatement is not effective unless the owner
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| of the new electric generating facility agrees to repay to the taxing district all amounts previously abated, together with interest computed at the rate and in the manner provided for delinquent taxes, in the event that the owner of the new electric generating facility closes the new electric generating facility before the expiration of the entire term of the abatement.
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The authorization of taxing districts to abate
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| taxes under this subdivision (a)(1)(A-5) expires on January 1, 2010.
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(B) The property of any commercial or industrial
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| development of at least (i) 500 acres or (ii) 225 acres in the case of a commercial or industrial development that applies for and is granted designation as a High Impact Business under paragraph (F) of item (3) of subsection (a) of Section 5.5 of the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act, having been created within the taxing district. The abatement shall not exceed a period of 20 years and the aggregate amount of abated taxes for all taxing districts combined shall not exceed $12,000,000.
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(C) The property of any commercial or industrial
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| firm currently located in the taxing district that expands a facility or its number of employees. The abatement shall not exceed a period of 10 years and the aggregate amount of abated taxes for all taxing districts combined shall not exceed $4,000,000. The abatement period may be renewed at the option of the taxing districts.
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(2) Horse racing. Any property in the taxing
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| district which is used for the racing of horses and upon which capital improvements consisting of expansion, improvement or replacement of existing facilities have been made since July 1, 1987. The combined abatements for such property from all taxing districts in any county shall not exceed $5,000,000 annually and shall not exceed a period of 10 years.
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(3) Auto racing. Any property designed exclusively
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| for the racing of motor vehicles. Such abatement shall not exceed a period of 10 years.
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(4) Academic or research institute. The property of
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| any academic or research institute in the taxing district that (i) is an exempt organization under paragraph (3) of Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, (ii) operates for the benefit of the public by actually and exclusively performing scientific research and making the results of the research available to the interested public on a non-discriminatory basis, and (iii) employs more than 100 employees. An abatement granted under this paragraph shall be for at least 15 years and the aggregate amount of abated taxes for all taxing districts combined shall not exceed $5,000,000.
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(5) Housing for older persons. Any property in the
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| taxing district that is devoted exclusively to affordable housing for older households. For purposes of this paragraph, "older households" means those households (i) living in housing provided under any State or federal program that the Department of Human Rights determines is specifically designed and operated to assist elderly persons and is solely occupied by persons 55 years of age or older and (ii) whose annual income does not exceed 80% of the area gross median income, adjusted for family size, as such gross income and median income are determined from time to time by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. The abatement shall not exceed a period of 15 years, and the aggregate amount of abated taxes for all taxing districts shall not exceed $3,000,000.
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(6) Historical society. For assessment years 1998
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| through 2018, the property of an historical society qualifying as an exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code.
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(7) Recreational facilities. Any property in the
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| taxing district (i) that is used for a municipal airport, (ii) that is subject to a leasehold assessment under Section 9-195 of this Code and (iii) which is sublet from a park district that is leasing the property from a municipality, but only if the property is used exclusively for recreational facilities or for parking lots used exclusively for those facilities. The abatement shall not exceed a period of 10 years.
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(8) Relocated corporate headquarters. If approval
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| occurs within 5 years after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, any property or a portion of any property in a taxing district that is used by an eligible business for a corporate headquarters as defined in the Corporate Headquarters Relocation Act. Instead of an abatement under this paragraph (8), a taxing district may enter into an agreement with an eligible business to make annual payments to that eligible business in an amount not to exceed the property taxes paid directly or indirectly by that eligible business to the taxing district and any other taxing districts for premises occupied pursuant to a written lease and may make those payments without the need for an annual appropriation. No school district, however, may enter into an agreement with, or abate taxes for, an eligible business unless the municipality in which the corporate headquarters is located agrees to provide funding to the school district in an amount equal to the amount abated or paid by the school district as provided in this paragraph (8). Any abatement ordered or agreement entered into under this paragraph (8) may be effective for the entire term specified by the taxing district, except the term of the abatement or annual payments may not exceed 20 years.
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(9) United States Military Public/Private Residential
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| Developments. Each building, structure, or other improvement designed, financed, constructed, renovated, managed, operated, or maintained after January 1, 2006 under a "PPV Lease", as set forth under Division 14 of Article 10, and any such PPV Lease.
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(10) Property located in a business corridor that
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| qualifies for an abatement under Section 18-184.10.
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(11) Under Section 11-15.4-25 of the Illinois
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| Municipal Code, property located within an urban agricultural area that is used by a qualifying farmer for processing, growing, raising, or otherwise producing agricultural products.
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(b) Upon a majority vote of its governing authority, any municipality
may, after the determination of the assessed valuation of its property, order
the county clerk to abate any portion of its taxes on any property that is
located within the corporate limits of the municipality in accordance with
Section 8-3-18 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
(Source: P.A. 100-1133, eff. 1-1-19.)
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(35 ILCS 200/18-177)
Sec. 18-177. Leased low-rent housing abatement. (a) In counties of 3,000,000
or more inhabitants, the county clerk shall abate property taxes levied by
any taxing district under this Code on property that meets the following
requirements:
(1) The property does not qualify as exempt property |
| under Section 15-95 of this Code.
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(2) The property is situated in a municipality with
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| 1,000,000 or more inhabitants and improved with either a multifamily dwelling or a multi-building development that is subject to a leasing agreement, regulatory and operating agreement, or other similar instrument with a Housing Authority created under the Housing Authorities Act that sets forth the terms for leasing low-rent housing.
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(3) For a period of not less than 20 years, the
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| property and improvements are used solely for low-rent housing and related uses.
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Property and portions of property used or intended to be used for
commercial purposes are not eligible for the abatement provided in this
Section.
A housing authority created under the Housing Authorities Act shall
file annually with the county clerk for any property eligible for an abatement
under this Section, on a form prescribed by the county clerk, a certificate of
the property's use during the immediately preceding year. The certificate
shall certify that the property or a portion of the property meets the
requirements of this Section and that the eligible residential units have been
inspected within the previous 90 days and meet or exceed all housing quality
standards of the authority. If only a portion of the property meets these
requirements, the certificate shall state the amount of that portion as a
percentage of the total equalized and assessed value of the property. If the
property is improved with an eligible multifamily dwelling or multi-building
development containing residential units that are individually assessed, then, except as provided in subsection (b), no
more than 40% of those residential units may be certified. If the property is
improved with an eligible multifamily dwelling or multi-building development
containing residential units that are not individually assessed, then, except as provided in subsection (b), the portion
of the property certified shall represent no more than 40% of those residential
units.
The county clerk shall abate the taxes only if a certificate of use has
been timely filed for that year. If only a portion of the property has been
certified as eligible, the county clerk shall abate the taxes in the percentage
so certified.
Whenever property receives an abatement under this Section, the rental rate
set under the lease, regulatory and operating agreement, or other similar
instrument for that property shall not include property taxes.
No property shall be eligible for abatement under this Section if the owner
of the property has any outstanding and overdue debts to the municipality in
which the property is situated.
(b) The percentage limitation on the certification of residential units set forth in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be satisfied in the case of developments described in resolutions adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Chicago Housing Authority on September 19, 2000, December 17, 2002, or September 16, 2003, as amended, approving the disposition of certain land and buildings on which all or a portion of the developments are or will be situated, if no more than 50% of the units in the development are so certified.
(Source: P.A. 94-296, eff. 7-21-05.)
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(35 ILCS 200/18-178) Sec. 18-178. Abatement for the residence of a surviving spouse of a fallen police officer, soldier, or rescue worker. (a) The governing body of any county or municipality may, by ordinance, order the county clerk to abate any percentage of the taxes levied by the county or municipality on each parcel of qualified property within the boundaries of the county or municipality that is owned by the surviving spouse of a fallen police officer, soldier, or rescue worker. (b) The governing body may provide, by ordinance, for the percentage amount and duration of an abatement under this Section and for any other provision necessary to carry out the provisions of this Section. Upon passing an ordinance under this Section, the county or municipality must deliver a certified copy of the ordinance to the county clerk. (c) As used in this Section: "Fallen police officer, soldier, or rescue worker" means an individual who dies: (1) as a result of or in the course of employment as |
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(2) while in the active service of a fire, rescue, or
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(3) while on active duty as a member of the United
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| States Armed Services, including the National Guard, serving in Iraq or Afghanistan.
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"Fallen police officer, soldier, or rescue worker", however, does not include any individual whose death was the result of that individual's own willful misconduct or abuse of alcohol or drugs.
"Qualified property" means a parcel of real property that is occupied by not more than 2 families, that is used as the principal residence by a surviving spouse, and that:
(1) was owned by the fallen police officer, soldier,
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| or rescue worker or surviving spouse at the time of the police officer's, soldier's, or rescue worker's death;
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(2) was acquired by the surviving spouse within 2
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| years after the police officer's, soldier's, or rescue worker's death if the surviving spouse was domiciled in the State at the time of that death; or
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(3) was acquired more than 2 years after the police
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| officer's, soldier's, or rescue worker's death if surviving spouse qualified for an abatement for a former qualified property located in that municipality.
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"Surviving spouse" means a spouse, who has not remarried, of a fallen police officer, soldier, or rescue worker.
(Source: P.A. 97-767, eff. 7-9-12.)
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