Most of Lake County’s largest communities are shrinking By Austin Berg 07/09/2018 Many communities in the northern Illinois border county are having trouble attracting and retaining residents. TAGS: Buffalo Grove, Gurnee, Highland Park, Lake County, Mundelein, North Chicago, outmigration, population, Round Lake Beach, Vernon Hills, Waukegan, Wheeling, Winthrop Harbor
Wheeling approves $7M handout to developer 03/09/2018 Despite residents seeing some of the highest property tax bills in the state, the Wheeling Board of Trustees approved a preliminary agreement giving a developer nearly $7 million to build apartments and retail space in the village. TAGS: property taxes, TIF: Tax Increment Financing, Wheeling
Wheeling to use $1 million in TIF funds to build bridge to nowhere By Amy Korte 10/05/2017 Wheeling village trustees have voted for a plan to use tax increment financing to build a bridge to a vacant piece of land. TAGS: TIF: Tax Increment Financing, Wheeling