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SECTION 5-65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-5 (d)

(7)

(G) and 65 ILCS

5/11-74.6-22

(d)(7) (G)

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IfNO projectswereundertaken bythe Municipality Within the Redevelopment ProjectArea, indicate

so in the space provided:

IfProjects

WERE

undertaken bythe

Municipality Within

the RedevelopmentProjectArea enter the

TOTAL number of

projects

and list them indetail below.

SECTION 5 PROVIDES PAGES 1-3 TO ACCOMMODATE UP TO 25 PROJECTS. PAGE 1 MUST BE INCLUDEDWITHTIP

REPORT. PAGES 2-3 SHOULD BE INCLUDED

ILPROJECTS

ARE LISTEDON THESE PAGES

S e e

General

Notes Below.

TOTAL:

11/1/99 t o

Date

E s t i m a t e d

I n v e s t m e n t

f o r

Subsequent Fiscal

Year

Total

Estimated to

Comple te Projec t

Private

Investment Under taken

$

7,521,372

$

$ 20,958,935

Publ ic Investment Under taken

$

4,775,747

$

1,932,102

$

6,875,000

Ratio

of

Private/Public

Investment

1

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2/41

Project

1:

BGP Linco ln

Village. L L C .

Proiect is Ongoing

Private

Investment

Undertaken

$

17,958,935

Public Investment Undertaken

$

3,220,732

$ 1,691,956

$

5,200,000

Ratio of

Private/Public Investment

0

3 44/97

Project 2:

Small

Business Improvement Fund (SBIF) **

Project is Ongoing ***

Private

Investment Under taken

$ 3,000,000

Public

Investment

Undertaken

$ 929.561

$

190,146

$ 1,500,000

Ratio

of

Private/Public

Investment

0 2

Project

3:

Chavllle

C o n d o

Proiect Completed

Pr ivate Investment Undertaken

$

7,521,372

$

Public Inves tment Under taken $ 625,454

$

Ratio of

Private/Public

Investment

12 1/39

0

Project

4:

TIFWorks

-

Lincoln Avenue

Project

is

Ongoing ***

Private

Investment Undertaken


$

50,000

$

175,000

Ratio of Private/Public Investment 0

0

Project

5:

Private Investment Undertaken (See Instructions)


Ratio

of Private/Public Investment

0

0

Project

6:

Private

Investment

Undertaken (See Instructions)

Public Investment

Under taken

Ratio of Private/Public Investment

0

0

F Y 2 0 1 2

TIP Name: Lincoln Avenue

Redevelopment

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Subsi^ Lincoln Ave. condos> Chica.

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3

CITY

REPORT.

Subsidy approved for

Lincoln

A v e .

c o n d o s

5 o f 21

units

will

be

^affordable'

June 13,2004

Tribune.

By

Jeanette

Almada, Special to

the

City officials have agreed to subsidize construction of 21

condominiums

to

be

bu il t i n the

Peterson

Woods

neighborhood.

The project, called Chaville Condos, is expected to set

the tone for

further

building along Lincoln Avenue from

Devon to PetersonAvenues, an area

earmarked

for

redevelopment, according to Chicago Department of

Planning

and

Development officialswho spoke before

Chicago

Community

Development Commission on

Tuesday. The commissioners approved a $1.1million

TIP (tax increment financing) subsidy for the project.

Property in my ward, including on Lincoln Avenue, is

becoming more difficult to assemble, and more

expensive, Aid. Patrick O'Connor (40th) said in an

interviewWednesday.

The neighborhood itselfisjust getting

more

expensive

as buyers come from downtown into our area. But also

the high prices that the city has had to pay for motels

there is setting a high mark for the cost of real estate on

Lincoln Avenue, O'Connor said, referring to motels

condemned by the cityand being acquired through

power of

eminent

domain. Alot of motel owners try to

sell for the land at redevelopment value, as opposed to a

per room formula that we used in the past. Now they

are

trying to say that their properties have higher value as a

teardown, O'Connor said.

JJJ Properties Inc., a Chicago-based commercial and

residential development company, is building the

project at 5978 N. Lincoln.

The

developer bought a

former Japanese restaurant in August 2002, according

to Linda Park, project

manager

at

JJJ

Properties.

The

developer razed

th e restaurant and began

building

the

six-story masonry building late last month. One-,

two- and three-bedroom condos will range of

920

to

1,680

square

feet, Park said.

R e l a t e d A r t i c l e s

T a x

I n c r e m e n t

Financing (/1990-09-23

/features

/900320O126_l_tif-

tax-increment-financing-

districts)

September 23,1990

City renews efforts to

acquire motels on

Lincoln

Avenue

(/2004-08-08/business

/o4o8o8o263_i_motel-

owner-two-motels-

condemnation)

August 8,2004

Sprucing up scene on

Cermak

(/2004-07-16

/news/0407i60236_i_tif-

financing-district-

bank-building)

July 16,2004

TIP O K d f o r

Cicero/Peterson

(/2004-10-03/business

/o4ioo30550_i_affordable-

planning-department-ridge)

October

3,2004

TIP funds pushed

at

Horner

project

(/2004-03-14/business

/0403i40447_i_tif-

affordable-public-housing)

March 14,2004

F i n d M o r e S t or ie s

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TRUSTEE'S DEED.

JOINT

TENANCY

his indenture

made this

20 day

of

OCTOBER, 2005,

between

CHICAGO

TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, a

corporation

of Illinois, as Trustee

under

the

provisions

ofa deedor deeds in

trust,

duly

recorded and delivered to said company in

pursuance of a

trust

agreement dated the

5 day of

MARCH, 2004,

and

known

as

Trust Number 1112973, party of the first

part, and

PATRICK ^ O'CONNOR AND

BARBAR/^. O'CONNOR

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d VCc?/irtor

WHOSE ADDRESS IS:

2930 W. CATALPA AVE., CHICAGO,, IL

60625, not

as

tenants in common, but

as joint tenants, parties of the second

part.

WITNESSETH

That

said

party

of

the

first

part

in

consideration

of

the sum

of

TEN

and

no/100

DOLLARS

($10.00)

AND

OTHER

GOOD AND VALUABLE

considerations in

hand

paid, does

hereby CONVEY AND QUITCLAIM unto

said

parties of the

second

part, not

as

tenants in common, but

as

joint

tenants,

the following

described

real

estate, situated

inCOOKCounty, Illinois, to wit:

SEELEGAL DESCRIPTION RIDER ATTACHED HERETO AND

MADE

APART HEREOF

PROPERTY

ADDRESS:

5321 N. LINCOLN AVE.,

UNIT

3D, CHICAGO,

IL

60625

PERMANENT

TAX NUMBER:

13-12-225-007-0000;

13-12-225-008-0000;

13-12-225-009-0000

togetherwith the tenements

and appurtenances

thereunto belonging.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD

the

same

unto

said

party

of the

second

part

forever, not

in

tenancy

In common,

but in

. joint

tenancy.

This

Deed

is

executed pursuant

to and in

the

exercise

of the power

and

authority granted

to and vested in said

trustee

by the terms of

said

deed or

deeds

in

trust delivered

to

said trustee

in pursuance

of

the trust

agreement

above mentioned. This

deed is

made subject to the lien of every

trust

deed ormortgage (if

any

there

be) of record

In

said county

to

secure the payment

of money,

and remaining unreleased at the date of the

delivery hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said

party

of the first part has caused its

corporate

seal

to be

affixed,

and has caused its

name

to

be signed to these

presents

by

its

Assistant

Vice President,

the

day

and year

first above wntten.

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Reoorder

ofDeeds

Date:

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I. the undersigned, a

Notary

Public In and for the Countyand State aforesaid, do hereby certify that the above named

Assistant Vice President of CHiCAGO TiTLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, personally known to me to be the

same

person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument

as

such Assistant Vice President appeared before me

this day in person and acknowledged that he/she signed and delivered the said instrument as his/her own free and

voluntary act and

as

the free and voluntaryact of the Company; and the said Assistant Vice President then and there

caused the corporate seal of said Company to be affixed to said instrurnent as his/her own free and voluntaryact and

as the free and voluntary ac t of the Company.

Given

under

my

hand

and Notarial

Seal

this

20^

day of

OCTOE

OFFICIAL SEAL

CARLOS RESTREPO

NotaiyPubltc, Stateof lUiaoia

MyCoramiatioo

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This

instrument

was prepared by:

CHICAGO

TITLE

LAND TRU3T

COMPANY

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Chicago, IL60602

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CHICAGO

TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY

ORDERNUMBER:

1 4 0 1

SA3816082 NA

STREETADDRESS: 5321 N. LINCOLN AVENUE #3D

CITY:

CHICAGO COUNTY:

COOK

T A X N U M B E R : 1 3 - 1 2 - 2 2 5 - 0 0 7 - 0 0 0 0

LEGAL DESCRIPTION:

PARCEL 1:

(RESIDENTIAL)

UNIT

3D IN THE LINCOLN AVENUE TERRACE

CONDOMINIUMS

AS

DELINEATED

ON A SURVEY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE:

THE NORTH 50 FEET OF THE SOUTH 200 FEET OF THE WEST 95 FEET EAST OF LINCOLN

AVENUE AND

NORTH

OF BERWYN AVENUE IN

THE

WEST

1/2 OF

THE

EAST 1/2 OF THE

NORTHEAST l / 4 OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 13

EAST

OF THE THIRD

PRINCIPAL

MERIDIAN,

AS

MEASURED ALONG

THE

EAST

LINE

OF THE WEST

1/2

OF

THE

EAST

1/2 OF SAID NORTHEAST l / 4 IN COOK

COUNTY, ILLINOIS;

A L S O

BLOCK 4 (EXCEPT NORTH 350 FEET THEREOF) IN FRED W. BRUMMSL AND COMPANY'S LINCOLN

BRYN MAWR

WESTERN

SUBDIVISION BEING A SUBDIVISION OF

THE

NORTHEAST 1/4 OF

THE

NORTHEAST l / 4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 12

AND

THAT PART EASTERLY OF

LINCOLN

AVENUE

OF

THE

WEST l / 2 OF

THE EAST

l/2 OF

THE

NORTHEAST 1/4 OP

SAID

SECTION 12 (EXCEPTING

THEREFROM

THAT PART THEREOF LYING SOUTH OF A LINE 200 FEET

NORTH OF THE NORTH LINE OF BERWYN AVENUE) ALL

IN

TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 13

EAST OP THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, (EXCEPT STREET AND ALLEYS) ACCORDING TO

THE PLAT OF THE

SAID SUBDIVISION FILED

FOR RECORD

IN

THE RECORDERS

OFFICE

OF

COOK

COUNTY, ILLINOIS

ON

APRIL

12, 1923

AS DOCUMENT

7879542,

IN

COOK COUNTY,

I L L I N O I S .

A L S O

THAT

PART OF THE WEST

l / 2

OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF

SECTION 12 ,

TOWNSHIOP 40 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN COMMENCING ON THE

NORTH

LINE

OF BERWYN

AVENUE

AT

ITS

INTERSECTION WITH THE EASTERLY

LINE LINE

OF

LINCOLN AVENUE., THENCE EAST ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID BERWYN AVENUE 213 FEET,

THENCE

NORTH ALONG

THE WEST BOUNDARY LINE OF THE JACKSON LAND 200 FEET; THENCE

WEST ON A LINE PARALLEL WITH

SAID

NORTH LINE OF BERWYN AVENUE

100 FEET;

THENCE

SOUTH PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF THE TRACT HEREIN DESCRIBED

50

FEET; THENCE

WEST PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH

LINE

OF

BERWYN AVENUE TO THE EASTERLY

LINE

OF

LINCOLN

AVENUE; THENCE SOUTHERLY ON THE

EASTERLY

LINE OF SAID LINCOLN AVENUE TO

THE POINT

OF

BEGINNING, IN COOK COUNTY,

ILLINOIS.

WHICH SURVEY I S ATTACHED AS

EXHIBIT A

TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM

RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 0535512117, TOGETHER WITH IT S PERCENTAGE INTEREST

IN

THE

COMMON

ELEMENTS

I N

COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S

(CONTINUED)

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0603242060D Page: 5 of6

CHICAGO TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY

ORDER

NUMBER:

1401 SA3

816082

NA

STREET

ADDRESS:

5321 N. LINCOLN

AVENUE

3D

CITY: CHICAGO COUNTY: COOK

TAXNUMBER: 1 3 - 1 2 - 2 2 5 - 0 0 7 - 0 0 0 0

LEGAL

DESCRIPTION:

PARCEL 2

THE

(EXCLUSIVE)

RIGHT

TO

THE

USE OF

P-13 AND S-9, LIMITED COMMON ELEMENTS, AS

DELINEATED

ON

THE SURVEY ATTACHED

TO

THE DECLARATION AFORESAID

RECORDED

AS

DOCUMENT NUMBER

0 5 3 5 5 1 2 1 1 7 .

LEOALO

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06032420e0D

Page: 6 of 6

SUBJECT

ONLY

TO;

(I) GENERAL REAL ESTATE TAXES NOT YET DUE AND

PAYABLE

AT THE TIME OF CLOSING; (II) SPECIAL TAXES OR

ASSESSMENTS FOR

IMPROVEMENTS NOT YET COMPLETED AND OTHER

ASSESSMENTS OR

INSTALLMENTS

THEREOF NOT

DUE AND PAYABLE;

(III)

APPLICABLE ZONING

AND BUILDING

LAWS

AND

BUILDING LINES

AND

BUILDING

RESTRICTIONS AND ORDINANCES; (IV) COVENANTS.

EASEMENTS, RESTRICTIONS, CONDITIONS AND RESERVATIONS OF

RECORD, CONTAINED INTHE DECLARATION, AND

THOSE

NOT, AND NOT

OF RECORD, AND A RESERVATION BY SELLER TO ITSELF AND ITS

SUCCESSORS

AND ASSIGNS,

FOR

THE BENEFIT OF ALL UNIT OWNERS,

OF

THE

RIGHTS AND EASEMENTS SET FORTH IN

THE

DECLARATION; (V)

EASEMENTS, RESTRICTIONS, CONDITIONS, ENCROACHMENTS,

CONTRACTS, LICENSES, CONTRACTS, LEASES AND TENANCIES

EFFECTING THE UNIT, THE COMMON

AND

LIMITED COMMON ELEMENTS,

BUILDING SET-BACK LINES AND RESERVATIONS OF RECORD; (VI)

PROVISIONS

OF

THE ACT;

(VII)

THE DECLARATION, THE BY-LAWS AND

ALL

OTHER

CONDOMINIUM

DOCUMENTS

AND

ALL

AMENDMENTS

AND

EXHIBITS THERETO; (VIII) ENCROACHMENTS AND OTHER MATTERS

AFFECTING TITLE TO THE PROPERTY, THECOMMQN

ELEMENTS

OR THE

UNIT; (IX) ACTS DONE OR SUFFERED BY

BUYER

OR

ANYONE CLAIMING

BY,

THROUGH OR UNDER

BUYER;

(X) STREETS AND

HIGHWAYS,

IF ANY;

(XI)

PRIVATE, PUBLIC AND UTILITY

EASEMENTS, WHETHER RECORDED

OR UNRECORDED;

AND

(XII) LIENS AND SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS TO

WHICH

THE

TITLE

INSURER

COMMITS

TO

INSURE BUYER AGAINST

LOSS

OR DAMAGE; (XIII) THE TERMS OF THECONTRACT AND CERTIFICATE OF

LIMITED WARRANTIES, PURCHASER MORTGAGES, AND ACTS CAUSED

BY AND

THROUGH

THE BUYERS.

GRANTOR ALSO HEREBY GRANTS

TO

THE GRANTEE, ITS

SUCCESSORS

AND ASSIGNS

AS

RIGHTS

AND

EASEMENTS APPURTENANT TO THE

ABOVE DESCRIBED REAL

ESTATE.

THE RIGHTS AND EASEMENTS FOR

THE

BENEFIT

OF

SAID

PROPERTY

SET FORTH IN

THE

DECLARATION

OFCONDOMINIUMS AFORESAID AND GRANTOR

RESERVES

TO ITSELF,

ITS SUCCESSORS

AND

ASSIGNS THE RIGHTS

AND

EASEMENTS

SET

FORTH IN SAID DECLARATION

FOR

THE BENEFIT OF THE REMAINING

PROPERTY

DESCRIBED

THEREIN


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Third-genera tion 'power player ' Langdon

K t I I AI X T P I P

Neal and

the Dirty

TIF

Michael Voipe

1 C o m m e n t

L i k e

August

1 6, 2 014 N ew s. R eb el P un di t

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Share

When it comes to padding your real estate investment profits in Chicago,

sometimes all it

takes

is having

the

right connections. And that's exactly what

it looks likethe mysterious (and now defunct)

JJJ

Properties had when it

se

cured $625,454 in Tax Increment Financing (public aid) from the City of Chica

go to

assist

in site prep-related expenses that

enabled

their project, the

Chaville Condominiums at

5978

North Lincoln Avenue,

to

move forward.

But what

are

the right connections? And more importantly,why

are

taxpayer

dollars being allocated to line real-estate developers' pockets withguaranteed

profits in exchange for selling property at below fair market value?

TIFs

are

public financing methods that are

used

to subsidize private invest

ment for redevelopment, infrastructure, and other community-improvement

projects,

and

they have

come under

scrutiny in Chicago after

numerous

TIFs

were found to be fullof conflicts of interest, wasted money, and other corrup

t ion.

In the

case

of the Chaville Condominiums, a shell company, a powerful

lawyer, and a notorious builder now in prison

are

all connected to the Tax In

crement Financing (TIF) deal that got th e project off the ground.

Prominent lobbvist

Lanodon

Neal a nd t he unknown (defuncts J J J Properties

The story starts withLangdon Neal of the law firmNeal &Leroy, a powerful


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figure in Chicago's politicalworld (who has visited the White House on more

than one occasion during the Obama presidency). Neal is the chairman ofthe

Chicago Board of Elections, where his duties include deciding who makes it

on the ballot. Healso lists on his resume, his connectionto the radicalJoyce

Foundation. Ina 2013

profile

in the Chicago Reader,

Mick

Dumkewrote of

Neal:

It's not literally true that Langdon Neal and his

law firm

are

involved in every major political

deal in Chicago.

But

sometimes it

seems

that

way....(H)e

and

his

partners

at Neal&Leroy

aren't

bad

at the

political part either: they've

made millions of dollars working for govern

mental

bodies, then turning around and lobby

ing

some

of the

same

bodies for other high-

paying

clients.

Another Chicago Tribune article describes Neal:

...a third-generation City Hall powerplayer who

is a paid political appointee as chairman of the

Chicago Boardof Election Commissioners...

Neal,

whose law

firm

Neal

&

LeRoy specializes

in

eminent

domain

and

zoningproceedings,

has received nearly$7million in city contracts

since 2010,

according

to records. He also lob

bies

the city on

behalf of business

and develop

ment

interests

and

has

worked

on previous

em

inent

domain

and land

acquisition efforts for

\/lcPler.

Neal's firm in

2002

registered to become

the

lobbyist for

developer JJJ

Prop

erties, which bid on a TIP for up to $1.1 millionfor the Lincoln Avenue property

just

after incorporating. In September 2003, JJJ won the

contract

to build for

$5.2 million. Inorder to qualify for the TIP,JJ J Properties agreed to sell five

of

the

21 condominiums a t be low marke t va lue, from $136,000 to

$156,000, according to the Chicago Tr/bune article.

Whv w a s

s o m e o n e

a s

powerful a n d

influential

a s L a n a d o n

Neal r e p r e s e n t i n g

J J J P r o p e r t i e s ?

Langdon Neal's

firm

must have seen the same promise that the

40th Ward Al

derman

Patrick O'Connor did

when,

in June

2004, the

development first

won

approval from the City Council and O'Connor

suggested

it

was the

start of a

long working relationship:

We would like to see this developer [JJJ Prop

erties]

build

on

the

remainder

of this block,

from

[Peterson

Park] southeast to the

corner

where

the Christian

Science

Building would

re

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phase, we would like to see lower level, lower

density

type

of homes

built

so that

we would

have a mixed block there.

There is no recordof JJJ Properties ever doinganything besides their role in

this Lincoln Avenue

building,

and the company listeda post officeboxas its

business address on a disclosureand affidavit statement to the city ofChica

go.

JJ J Properties has twoproprietors, accordingto

public

record:

Yong

Wha Kim

and Jane Kim, both well knowninChicago's Koreancommunityfor running

the newspaper Korea TimeChicago. Neither appear to have any building ex

perience.

Langdon Neal's interest in representing-and O'Connor zeal for-the newly

formed company remains murky.

The

Drooertv 's ma in

subcontractor

g o e s to

federa l or ison

The main subcontractor on the Lincoln Avenue building in Patrick O'Connor's

40^'^ Ward, according to public

records,

wasKiferbaum Construction, which re

ceived work according to the initial terms for $5.1 million.

Jacob

Kiferbaum

was for years a notorious insider, who was indicted

on the

same

28-count

in

dictment as Stuart Levine and Nicholas Hurtgen. Levine is an even more noto

rious insiderwhose cooperation helped lead to the indictment

and

conviction

of former IllinoisGovernor Rod Blagojevich.

According to

the 2005

indictment, all

three

(Kiferbaum, Levine and Hurtgen)

were allegedly engaging in insider dealing, influence-peddling, kickbacks,

and corruption

and they also

participated in a fraud scheme to obtain multi-

milliondollar contracts for their

businesses

through construction kickbacks

a n d other f raudulent deals .

The LincolnAvenue building

was

completed at an

end cost

of $8,621,372

shortly

after

Kiferbaum's indictment

back

on

June

6,

2005, when

Kiferbaum

agreed to cooperate with federal authorities and accepted a guilty plea of at

tempted

extortion.

Kiferbaum

was

sent to federal prison to begin serving his 27-month sentence

inOctober 2013 after a long legal process, beginning withhis indictment on

May 9,

2005

and

ending

with his

scheduled

release date of March 29,

2015 .

Kiferbaum Construction is now extinct.

D a l e y s e e s t h a t J J J g e t s paid.

R a hm g iv es

it t he s ta m p of a o o r o v a l

Though the

TIP

had

been approved and

the project completed,

the Daley

ad

ministration

waited

until February

10,

2010-almost five years later,

when

Kiferbaum's

name was

no

longer

in

the news-to cut

a

check

for

$625,454 for the project, according to public records.

JJJ Properties

was

subsequently dissolved on January 14,

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An audit

done

by the administration of current Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel

was

completed

and

signed offon

June 23,2011.

Peter Strazzabosco, the

DeputyCommissioner for Communications forthe cityof Chicago's Depart

ment of Planning and Development said the TiF was used to help finish the

project. The assistance was provided for a specific purpose: Site prep-related

expenses

tha t enabled the

project to

move

forward.

There was $1.7 billion inTIF accounts inthe Cityof Chicago as of

January

1,

2014, according to Tom Tresser of the Civic Labs, a watchdog group which

ha s taken a keen interest in the Chicago TIF scheme.

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v o i c e m a i l ?

Avoicemail to a phone number listed to

JJJ's

Yong Kimon a public document

was left

unretumed

to RebelPundit. The law firm representing JJJ Properties,

according to filingswith the Cityof Chicago,

was

listed as the Chicago

area

law firm Smith, Kruse,

and

Nicolau; a phone call from RebelPunditwas left un

r e t u m e d .

The of fice of Alderman O'Connor

said

h e

w a s

out

o f t own

and

the office didn't

provide a statement to RebeiPundit

as

of publication. An email to former May

or Richard Daley at his current employer, at the Chicago iaw firm Katten,

Muchin, and Rosenman,

was

left

unretumed.

Meal did not respond to a phone

call at his work

phone

number from RebelPundit.

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Neal &Leroy, LLC.

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Together, father and son tried jury cases throughout Illinois, and quickly gained a

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yearsofexcellence, and moved to a new location inChicago's Loop the

following

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The firm'spractice is focused primarily inthe areas of eminent domain/condemnation, zoning, development and land

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successfully handled a wide variety of more specialized matters for the firm's clients.

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Inall its endeavors, Neal & Leroy is committed to providing the resources

necessary

to meet the needs of its clients, no

matter how large or small.

Mindful

ofthe firm's genesis, and withrespect for its history and the high standards it

has

always attained, Neal & Leroy

pledges

to

exceed

expectations of all clients in providing superior quality legal services.

Also, we pledge to remain sensitive to the

issues

of cost containment, accountability, and the unique business concerns

of

e a c h

of our

clients.

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Tax Increment Financing (TIP)

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Neal

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LLC represents municipalities and

private parties

in all aspects

of

tax increment financing

(TIP).

We have

also represented both municipalities and

private owners

in negotiating and closing

TIP

development agreements. One

of

our

largest TIP

projects

was

the more than $50 million

TIP contribution to

the University

of

Illinois South Campus Project.

We

provide legal advice and representation in other types

of

community development

projects

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advice

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use

permits

as needed.

We

negotiate development

agreements with developers

and

coordinate the efforts of diverse municipal departments

such as

transportation, zoning,

and building. We also serve to organize and facilitate input meetings and agreements between locallyelected officials

and community organizations. Inassembling the various projects for community development, we advise clients on the

assemblage ofproperty and determining the appropriate value for such properties.

We advise clients on drafting TIP legislation, ordinances, and development reports.

Key Representative Matters

University of iliinois -

South Campus

Development

Neal &Leroy representedthe

Board

ofTrusteesofthe

University

of

Illinois

in itsdevelopment ofthe 60-acre

South Campus Development.

This

complex

project involved

the acquisition of

more

than100parcels ofprivately

owned property, the negotiation ofa tax increment financing agreement

including

$50million inTIP assistance,

acquisition

of

abandoned

railway right-of-way, negotiations

with

the Illinois Department ofTransportation

and

the

City

of

Chicago Department

of

Transportation

with

respect

to

street

relocations and the

occupancy

of public

rights-of-way andthe obtaining ofzoning and

building

permits.

City of Chicago - Block 37 Reacquisition

Neal

&Leroy served as legal counsel totheCity ofChicago

in

its

reacquisition

ofa square block

in

the Chicago

Central Business

District in the North

Loop Tax Increment

Pinancing Area. The

developers

hadentered into a

TIP redevelopment agreement with the

City,

but

had

defaulted

in

their

development obligations. We analyzed

the mutual obligations

under

the agreement, advised the City as to its reaequisition

alternatives,

negotiated with

theprivate owner, and

drafted

the

documents

permitting the

City

to

reacquire

the property.

Village

of Oak

Park

Neal &Leroy represented the Village ofOak Park in all aspects of

the

acquisition

and redevelopment

of

the

downtown area. We advised theVillage

with

respect tothevaluation of, authority to

acquire,

andtheacquisition

of

parcels

of

real property plus the reaquisition

of

restrictive

covenants

that had prohibited development of the

site.

Onbehalf ofOak

Park,

wenegotiated theTIP development agreement with proposed private developers

and drafted the necessaryordinancesto implement the plansofdevelopment.

CommerceClearing House, a Wolters

Kluwer

Company (CCH)

Neal

&

Leroy

served

as

legal

counsel

in

a

redevelopment

agreement

between the

City of

Chicago

and

CCH.

This project

consisted of

the rehabilitation

of

one

ofCCHs

facilities, and under the terms

of this

redevelopment

agreement the

City will

provide up to$5million to the developer for this project.

Priedman

Properties, Inc. -Medinah

Temple

(Bloomlngdale Home

Store),

Chicago, IL

Neal &Leroy served as legal counsel in thenegotiation

and

development under a TIP redevelopment

agreement. The structures were City landmarks. National Register listings, and UNESCO World Heritage sites.

TheHarlem Irving Companies - North

Cicero

Redevelopment Project, Chicago, IL

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Neal

&

Leroy

represented the shopping center

developer

in

its

negotiation of, and development under, a TIP

redevelopment agreement withthe

City

ofChicago.

The

Black

Ensemb l e Theat e r

Neal

&

Leroy

represented The

Black

Ensemble Theater in entering into

a

redevelopment agreement with the

City

of

Chicago

to

provide

up to

$6

million

in

TIP

for

the acquisition

of

property

at

4440-4450

North Clark

Street.

The Women 's T reatmen t Center

Neal

&Leroy

represented The Women's

Treatment Center

in entering

into a

redevelopment

agreement with

the

City's

agreement to

provide reimbursement for up

to

$1 million

in

TIP-eligible

costs

for

rehabilitation

of

its

facility

at 14 0 North Ashland Avenue.

Peterson-Cicero

LLC

Neal

&

Leroy represented

Peterson-Cicero

LLC in entering into

a

redevelopment agreement with

the

City with

the

City's

agreement

to

reimburse the developer

up

to

$10.3

million

towards

TIP-eligible

costs

for

the project

located at 6000 North Cicero Avenue.

ICE Theater-210

W.

87th Street

Neal

&

Leroy

represented

ICETheater

in

entering into

a

redevelopment agreement with

theCity to reimburse

thedeveloper

for

upto$3million in TIP-eligible expenses

for

the

theatre

at 210West 87th Street.

We welcome

you to contact

Neal

&Leroy at (312) 641-7144 or

[email protected]

to

discuss

how

we may

be

of

service ina Tax Increment Pinancingor CommunityDevelopmentmatter.

Attorneys:

Lanadon

D.

Neal.

Michael

D.

Lerov.

Lennv

D.

Asaro.

Richard

F.

Friedman

Attorneys Practicing in this

Area

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Civil

Rights

and

Constitutional Law

Construction

Law

Eminent Domain/Condemnation

Historic

Preservation

Labor

and Employment

Law

Litigation

Minority

and Women's Business Program Development

Municipal Law

Public

and Proiect Finance

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Finance

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