Knox Industrial Corridor

Located on the Northwest Side of Chicago, the Knox Industrial Corridor is bounded by Lawrence Avenue on the north, Belmont Avenue on the south, Lamon Avenue, rail lines and Kenton Avenue on the west, and Cicero Avenue and the rail lines on the east.  It has immediate access to the I-90/94 Expressway,  as well as convenient public transportation to both the Loop and O’Hare Airport.

Knox is home to approximately 40 businesses, including Slidematic Products, a Chicago employer since 1946, and the newer generation 2112 Inc., Chicago’s first music, film/video and creative technology incubator. 

There is no TIF District affiliated with the Knox Corridor.

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The Portage Park Tax Increment Finance (TIF) District expired on December 31, 2022.  Created in 1998, the 190-acre district, was located on the southern end of the Knox Corridor.  It was created to reinforce the viability of the Portage Park business district.  Characterized by older retail properties, industrial facilities, institutional uses and, to a lesser degree, residential uses, the TIF promoted private investment through a variety of public financing initiatives.  Funds were targeted for off-street parking improvements, building rehabilitation projects, land assembly and public works initiatives, workforce training, and a wide range of aesthetic enhancements that promote pedestrian activity along major arterial streets.