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Articles From Leslie Hairston

Case Summary: O’Malley v. Adams By Leslie Hairston Real Estate Law, January 2024 A summary and analysis of O’Malley v. Adams.
An overview of TIF districts By Leslie Hairston Women and the Law, October 2008 The stated purpose of the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-1 et seq. (West) hereinafter referred to as the TIF Act, in the State of Illinois is to provide a mechanism for local governmental units in Illinois to spur economic development, in specific geographic areas that are deteriorating and/or declining, by providing gap financing for projects that would not occur without such public assistance.
Tax increment financing in Chicago By Leslie Hairston Local Government Law, July 2008 In the firsthand experiences of the author, there appear to be several ways in which the City of Chicago, in its practical utilization of TIF, is failing to adhere to this fundamental purpose for the program and actually may be undermining potential economic development in Chicago’s poorest neighborhoods.
Potential disclosure requirements for outside counsel hired by municipalities to investigate allegations of internal wrongdoing By Leslie Hairston & Frank M. Adams Local Government Law, April 2003 With the advent of media scrutiny of outside counsel being hired by State and Local Government entities to investigate allegations of wrongdoing by their government agencies, the documents generated during such representation might be exposed to media and litigation discovery requests at any given time.

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