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Illinois Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs


Total Revenue Lost$2,350,314,889

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State-level programs

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YearProgram NameProgram TypeGross Revenue Loss
2017Angel Investment Tax CreditsGeneral Economic Development$2,200,000
2018Angel Investment Tax CreditsJob Creation/Retention$7,500,000
2019Angel Investment Tax CreditsCapital investment$5,200,000
2020Angel Investment Tax CreditsCapital investment$51,000,000
2021Angel Investment Tax CreditsCapital investment$5,700,000
2022Angel Investment Tax CreditsCapital investment$8,200,000
2017Economic Development for a Growing Economy (EDGE)General Economic Development$179,100,000
2018Economic Development for a Growing Economy (EDGE)Business attraction/retention/expansion$187,900,000
2019Economic Development for a Growing Economy (EDGE)General Economic Development$155,200,000
2020Economic Development for a Growing Economy (EDGE)General Economic Development$147,000,000
2021Economic Development for a Growing Economy (EDGE)General Economic Development$160,000,000
2022Economic Development for a Growing Economy (EDGE)General Economic Development$165,800,000
TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL$1,074,800,000

Tabulated localities and districts

Click on the name of jurisdiction for a list of tax abatement programs that reduced its tax revenue.

Data includes abatement information for the five most populous cities, counties, and school districts in each state (where available). If no data is shown for these top five jurisdictions, it is because they did not disclose GASB 77 tax abatement information in the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), the amount reported was $0, or the ACFR has not been published yet. Some states include data for additional years and jurisdictions.

Reporting JurisdictionJurisdiction TypeGross Revenue Loss sort icon
City of ChicagoMunicipality$722,880,000
Chicago Public SchoolsSchool District$234,700,000
Cook CountyCounty$86,600,000
City of SchaumburgMunicipality$32,300,632
City of CiceroMunicipality$13,621,598
City of BolingbrookMunicipality$13,193,512
City of ElwoodMunicipality$10,588,958
City of Oak ParkMunicipality$10,396,473
Rock Island School District 41School District$9,296,083
City of PeoriaMunicipality$8,638,614
City of DekalbMunicipality$7,785,150
City of JolietMunicipality$7,733,228
City of Des PlainesMunicipality$6,646,661
City of EvanstonMunicipality$6,496,429
City of DecaturMunicipality$5,529,534
Moline-Coal Valley Community Unit School District 40School District$5,100,000
City of Rock IslandMunicipality$5,031,660
City of RomeovilleMunicipality$3,955,188
Zeigler-Royalton Community Unit School District 188School District$3,843,000
Bremen Community High School District 228School District$3,600,000
Granite City Community Unit School District 9School District$3,200,000
City of GlenviewMunicipality$2,938,548
City of Hanover ParkMunicipality$2,913,549
Oak Lawn Community Consolid School District 218School District$2,800,000
City of Buffalo GroveMunicipality$2,504,524
City of MattesonMunicipality$2,341,308
City of Mount ProspectMunicipality$2,274,278
Homewood Flossmoor Community High School District 233School District$2,032,000
City of AuroraMunicipality$2,014,875
City of MarionMunicipality$1,947,396
City of South HollandMunicipality$1,811,816
City of East PeoriaMunicipality$1,676,652
City of BridgeviewMunicipality$1,617,782
United Township High School District 30School District$1,593,009
Alsip Hazelgreen & Oak Lawn Elementary School DistrictSchool District$1,400,000
City of MolineMunicipality$1,320,523
East Peoria Community High School District 309School District$1,318,965
Schiller Park School District 81School District$1,231,000
Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7School District$1,212,600
Dekalb Community Unit School District 428School District$1,099,941
Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3School District$1,029,908
City of PalatineMunicipality$1,017,922
City of LombardMunicipality$1,010,818
North Boone Community Unit School District 200School District$1,001,566
City of MetropolisMunicipality$974,438
City of Franklin ParkMunicipality$939,777
City of Hoffman EstatesMunicipality$933,397
City of BensenvilleMunicipality$927,487
City of UrbanaMunicipality$918,480
City of HillsideMunicipality$910,611
Danville Community Consolidated School District 118School District$877,691
City of KankakeeMunicipality$857,584
City of EdwardsvilleMunicipality$845,801
City of QuincyMunicipality$828,771
Mount Vernon School District 80School District$821,400
Wilmington Community Unit School District 209USchool District$800,669
Manteno Community Unit School District 5School District$787,000
City of ElmhurstMunicipality$778,878
City of Tinley ParkMunicipality$738,689
City of Oak LawnMunicipality$728,225
City of BellwoodMunicipality$695,916
City of Bedford ParkMunicipality$693,972
City of BerwynMunicipality$689,407
City of GalesburgMunicipality$687,912
City of Lake ZurichMunicipality$667,904
City of RochelleMunicipality$666,324
City of St. CharlesMunicipality$644,590
Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60CSchool District$641,052
City of ElginMunicipality$612,579
City of McHenryMunicipality$582,752
Park Forest School District 163School District$578,000
City of Wood RiverMunicipality$536,067
Paris-Union School District 95School District$533,314
Sterling Community Unit School District 5School District$505,991
Kankakee School District 111School District$497,000
City of Arlington HeightsMunicipality$485,763
City of Highland ParkMunicipality$478,235
Rich Township High School District 227School District$463,468
City of Oak BrookMunicipality$460,980
City of CarbondaleMunicipality$442,447
City of WheelingMunicipality$439,760
Community Unit School District 200School District$396,000
Sherrard Community Unit School District 200School District$372,789
Carbondale Elementary School District 95School District$366,597
City of EffinghamMunicipality$353,038
City of HomewoodMunicipality$338,094
City of Chicago RidgeMunicipality$323,443
Minooka Community High School District 111School District$307,069
Tri City Community Unit School District 1School District$295,444
City of Crystal LakeMunicipality$294,952
City of DanvilleMunicipality$286,893
Morris Community High School District 101School District$282,919
City of AlsipMunicipality$255,853
Huntley Community School District 158School District$243,000
Morton Community Unit School District 709School District$237,363
Morton Grove School District 70School District$237,000
Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6School District$226,286
Deer Creek-Mackinaw Community Unit School District 701School District$220,033
City of AltonMunicipality$211,000
Dekalb CountyCounty$206,038
City of Villa ParkMunicipality$196,265
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$1,275,514,889