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Sees Issues With Milwaukee Avenue TIF Plans


Editor, Journal: Niles’ plans to create tax increment finance (TIF) districts on the Milwaukee Avenue corridor seem like an attempt to duplicate the Bucktown and Wicker Park areas of Chicago on Milwaukee Avenue. The plan is to develop stores and multi-level apartments above. There are many reasons that this is a bad idea for Niles and Niles residents:
Neither Niles nor Milwaukee Avenue are in need of more retail space; there is a substantial vacancy rate and many businesses are marginally profi...

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