Three North Side elementary schools would be improved through Tax Increment Financing (TIF) proposals introduced to City Council today by Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot.

• Northwest Middle School at 5252 W. Palmer St. in Belmont Cragin would receive $750,000 in TIF for the stabilization of a deteriorating chimney.
• Peter A. Reinberg Elementary School at 3425 N. Major Ave. in Portage Park would receive $400,000 in TIF to install a new synthetic surface on an existing recreation field.
• Lyman A. Budlong Elementary School at 2701 W. Foster Ave. in Lincoln Square would receive $300,000 in TIF to install a new synthetic surface on an existing recreation field.

The TIF assistance would reimburse Chicago Public Schools for the entire cost of all three projects. Construction could start next year.

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