City committee approves $20 million tax incentive for shipping center despite resistance from Little Village Residents

The Chicago City Council Committee on Economic, Capital, and Technology Development voted on Friday, March 1 to approve a tax break for a controversial shipping center in Little Village. The Class 6(b) tax incentive for the site of the former Crawford Generating Station will now move to city council for a full vote, despite protests from residents that the project will be harmful to their health.

News Article, The Real ChiLee EdwardsMarch 8, 2019Chicago, City Council, Chicago City Council Committee on Economic, Capital, and Technology Development, Hilco Redevelopment Partners, Ald. Ricardo Munoz (22nd), Little Village, Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th), environmental health & wellnessComment