First amendment to redevelopment agreement with Sinai Health System to provide tax increment financing (TIF) assistance for property at 3100-3158 W Ogden Ave and 3142 W 16th St
- Record number: SO2025-0021656
- Type: Ordinance; category: Agreements
- Status: Final
- Sponsor: Johnson, Brandon
- Committee: Committee on Finance
- Introduction Date: Dec 10, 2025
- Final Action Date: Jan 21, 2026
- Official record: Office of the City Clerk
Roll call: Passed Jan 21, 2026
50 yea, 0 nay. On motion of Alderperson Dowell, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Mitchell, the matter was Passed. Voted at the City Council meeting of Jan 21, 2026.
Yea (50): Daniel La Spata (1), Brian Hopkins (2), Pat Dowell (3), Lamont J. Robinson (4), Desmon C. Yancy (5), William E. Hall (6), Gregory I. Mitchell (7), Michelle A. Harris (8), Anthony Beale (9), Peter Chico (10), Nicole T. Lee (11), Julia M. Ramirez (12), Marty Quinn (13), Jeylú B. Gutiérrez (14), Raymond A. Lopez (15), Stephanie D. Coleman (16), David H. Moore (17), Derrick G. Curtis (18), Matthew J. O'Shea (19), Jeanette B. Taylor (20), Ronnie L. Mosley (21), Michael D. Rodriguez (22), Silvana Tabares (23), Monique L. Scott (24), Byron Sigcho-López (25), Jessica L. Fuentes (26), Walter R. Burnett (27), Jason C. Ervin (28), Chris Taliaferro (29), Ruth Cruz (30), Felix Cardona Jr. (31), Scott Waguespack (32), Rossana Rodríguez Sánchez (33), William Conway (34), Anthony J. Quezada (35), Gilbert Villegas (36), Emma Mitts (37), Nicholas Sposato (38), Samantha Nugent (39), Andre Vasquez Jr. (40), Anthony V. Napolitano (41), Brendan Reilly (42), Timothy R. Knudsen (43), Bennett R. Lawson (44), James M. Gardiner (45), Angela Clay (46), Matthew J. Martin (47), Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth (48), Maria E. Hadden (49), Debra L. Silverstein (50)
Plain-language summary
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This ordinance changes a 2015 agreement between the City and Sinai Health System for a renovation project in the Midwest Redevelopment (TIF) Area. It lets Sinai's affiliate, Sinai Community Institute (SCI), sell city-sold property at 3100-58 W. Ogden Ave and 3142 W. 16th St to a nonprofit (OLCDC) that plans to build a community center there. It also drops the requirement to build a planned child development center on that land and adjusts the project's completion date and payment schedule.
- Amends the 2015 redevelopment agreement with Sinai Health System to adjust the completion date and payment schedule after the developer faced challenges.
- Releases Sinai and SCI from having to build the planned child development center (the Gads Hill Project) on the City Property.
- Changes the deed rules on the property and allows SCI to sell it to OLCDC, which intends to develop a community center.
- If the sale price is less than Sinai's project costs so far, SCI does not have to share sale money with the City; if it is more, profits are shared as decided by the Department of Planning and Development.
- Takes effect immediately upon passage and approval.
Money
- $255,000: appraised fair market value of the City Property in 2016
- $1.00: price the City charged Sinai for the City Property
- $3,475,940: approximate total cost of the originally planned child development center
- $3,601,646.87: amount Sinai says it has spent on the project to date
- $760,000: price SCI plans to sell the property to OLCDC for, about $2,841,646.87 less than costs to date
Who: Sinai Health System, its affiliate Sinai Community Institute, the nonprofit OLCDC that would buy the property, and the City of Chicago are affected.
Where: 3100-3158 W. Ogden Ave and 3142 W. 16th St, in the Midwest Redevelopment Project Area
Impact report
Written by AI from the official document. AI can make mistakes; the official document always wins.
This ordinance would change the City's agreement with Sinai Health System so that former City land at 3100-58 W. Ogden Avenue and 3142 W. 16th Street can be sold to another nonprofit, OLCDC, for a community center instead of the planned Gads Hill child development center.
Who it affects
- Sinai Health System and its affiliate Sinai Community Institute (SCI): They would be released from having to finish the Gads Hill child development center and could sell the property to OLCDC, with a new completion date and payment schedule for the larger project.
- OLCDC (a nonprofit Discovery Center): It could buy the property for $760,000 and plans to develop a community center there, subject to the amended deed covenants.
- City of Chicago: It would not receive any sale money if the property sells for less than Sinai's project costs, but would share in profits if it sells for more.
- Residents near W. Ogden Avenue and W. 16th Street in the Midwest Redevelopment Area: The site would be planned as a community center instead of the planned child development center with eight classrooms, a playground, and 20 parking spaces.
- Department of Planning and Development: It must approve the sale in writing and would decide how much of any profit the City gets if the sale price is above project costs.
What changes
- The planned Gads Hill child development center would no longer be required on the site.
- The property could be sold to OLCDC, which plans to build a community center.
- The rules attached to the property deed would be changed.
- The property would be removed from Sinai's redevelopment agreement with the City.
- Sinai's larger renovation project would get a new completion date and payment schedule.
Money
- OLCDC would pay SCI $760,000 for the property.
- Sinai Health System says it has spent about $3,601,646.87 on the project so far, about $2,841,646.87 more than the sale price.
- If the sale price is below the project costs, SCI keeps all sale money and pays none to the City; if it is above, SCI shares profits with the City in an amount set by the Department of Planning and Development.
- The City originally sold the property, appraised at $255,000, to Sinai for $1.00.
- The planned Gads Hill child development center would have cost about $3,475,940; Sinai would no longer have to build it.
Where: 3100-3158 W. Ogden Avenue; 3142 W. 16th Street; Midwest Redevelopment Project Area
When: Immediately upon passage and approval
Timeline
- Dec 10, 2025: Referred, City Council. The matter was Referred to Committee.
- Jan 14, 2026: Substituted, Committee on Finance. The matter was substituted in Commitee.
- Jan 14, 2026: Recommended to Pass, Committee on Finance. The matter was recommended to Pass by controlling legislative body.
- Jan 21, 2026: Signed by Mayor, City Council. The matter was Signed by the Mayor.
- Jan 21, 2026: Passed, City Council (50 yea, 0 nay), at the City Council meeting. On motion of Alderperson Dowell, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Mitchell, the matter was Passed.
Documents
- SO2025-0021656 Substitute Exhibit A.pdf (Exhibits)
- O2025-0021656 Mayoral Letter.pdf (Miscellaneous)
- SO2025-0021656 SIGNED.pdf (Legislation)
- O2025-0021656 Exhibit D with subexhibits.pdf (Exhibits)
- O2025-0021656 Exhibit A.pdf (Exhibits)
- SO2025-0021656 Substitute Exhibit D with RDA subexhibits FINAL.pdf (Exhibits)
- SO2025-0021656 C.L..pdf (Committee Letter)
- SO2025-0021656 Substitute Exhibit D.pdf (Exhibits)
- SO2025-0021656 Substitute Exhibit B.pdf (Exhibits)
- SO2025-0021656 Substitute Ordinance.pdf (Legislation)
- SO2025-0021656 Substitute Exhibit C.pdf (Exhibits)
- O2025-0021656 Ordinance.pdf (Legislation)
- O2025-0021656 Exhibit B.pdf (Exhibits)
- O2025-0021656 EDS_Redacted.pdf (EDS)
- O2025-0021656 Exhibit C.pdf (Exhibits)
Lobbying and money
Computed links; money near a vote is not evidence that it influenced the vote.
Who lobbied on it
- Sinai Health System: TIF AMENDMENT (8 filings, Apr 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2026; Mara Ruff; matched by client named)
- Sinai Health System: TIF ORDINANCE (2 filings, Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025; Mara Ruff; matched by client named)
- Sinai Health System: PASS TIF ORDINANCE (2 filings, Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026; Mara Ruff; matched by client named)
Money from these interests in the 365 days before the vote
| Member | Vote | Amount | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monique L. Scott | Yea | $150 | Mara Ruff (lobbyist for Sinai Health System) |
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