NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF EAST ST. LOUIS, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS PROPOSED APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND ADDITION OF ADDITIONAL PROPERTIES TO THE LANSDOWNE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Mayor and City Council (the "Corporate Authorities") of the City of East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois (the "Municipality") will hold a public hearing for the purpose of hearing all protests and objections in connection with the proposed approval of an amendment to the Redevelopment Plan (the "Redevelopment Plan") for the Lansdowne Redevelopment Project Area (the "Redevelopment Project Area") in connection with tax increment financing ("TIF") adopted by the Municipality under and pursuant to the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act (65 ILCS 5/11-74.4.1 et seq.), as supplemented and amended (the "Act"), and Ordinance Nos. 22-10052, 22-10053, and 22-10055, passed and approved on December 8, 2022, including notice as follows: The Corporate Authorities of the Municipality will hold the public hearing at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at City Hall, 301 River Park Drive, East St. Louis, Illinois. Such public hearing may be adjourned by the Corporate Authorities of the Municipality to another time and date without further notice other than a motion to be entered upon the minutes of the Corporate Authorities of the Municipality fixing the time, date and place of such adjourned public hearing2 2. The boundaries of the proposed amended Redevelopment Project Area by legal description are attached to and immediately follow this Notice of Public Hearing. The Area proposed for inclusion in the existing Lansdowne TIF Redevelopment Area encompasses parcels adjacent to the Original Area. The Area for inclusion is bounded to the east by 37th and 40th Streets, Bowman Avenue to the southwest, 9th Street to the northwest, and the railroad property on the north. 3. The Corporate Authorities of the Municipality will give all interested persons and all affected taxing districts an opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. In addition, any interested person or any affected taxing district may file written comments with the Municipality at or before the public hearing regarding any issues embodied in the subject matter of this Notice of Public Hearing by directing such comments to the attention of the City Clerk, City Hall, 301 River Park Drive, East St. Louis, Illinois (Telephone: 618-482-6812). 4. The proposed Redevelopment Plan, as amended, which includes in reasonable detail the basis for the eligibility of the proposed additional parcels of property to the Redevelopment Project Area under the Act and a description of the proposed redevelopment projects, is on file with and available for public inspection at the office of the City Clerk of the Municipality located in the City Hall, 301 River Park Drive, East St. Louis, Illinois. In general, such amendment to the Redevelopment Plan includes adding additional parcels of property to the Redevelopment Project Area (the "Amendment"). 5. The Municipality hereby requests proposals from any developer or redeveloper in connection with the Redevelopment Project Area, as amended. 6. Additional information with respect to the proposed Redevelopment Plan, redevelopment projects and Redevelopment Project Area can be obtained from the following: Robert Betts, City Manager 301 River Park Drive East St. Louis, IL 62201 Tel: 618-482-6807 Email: rbetts@cesl.us By order of the Mayor and City Council of the City of East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois. By:_____________________________________ Mayor Boundary Description A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN SECTIONS 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, AND 18 IN IN TOWNSHIP 2 NORTH, RANGE 9 WEST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN THE CITY OF EAST ST. LOUIS, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF 37TH STREET AND THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF BUSHMAN AVENUE, AND POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE ADO 332 FEET TO THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF 35TH STREET; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE ADO 896 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST LINE OF LOT/SECTION 46 OF THE CAHOKIA COMMONS FIRST SUBDIVISION, ALSO ST. CLAIR COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ASSESSMENTS PARCEL (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "ASSESSOR'S PARCEL") WITH PIN 02-17.0-400-001; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHEAST LINE ADO 1,429 FEET TO THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF PARK DRIVE; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG SAID WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE ADO 1,226 FEET TO THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF CASEYVILLE AVENUE; THENCE WESTERLY AND SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE ADO 1,814 FEET TO THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF LYNCH AVENUE; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE ADO 1,681 FEET TO THE WEST RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF THE TERMINAL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION, ALSO ASSESSOR'S PARCEL WITH PIN 02-17.0-501-002; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID WEST RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE ADO 1,209 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 38 IN SAID SUBDIVISION, DOCUMENT A02736090, ALSO ASSESSOR'S PARCEL WITH PIN 02-17.0-108-013; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT AND PARCEL ADO 661 FEET TO THE EAST RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF THE SOUTHERN RAILROAD, ALSO ASSESSOR'S PARCEL WITH PIN 02-17.0-505-001; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID EAST RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE ADO 50 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID PARCEL; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID PARCEL ADO 60 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID PARCEL; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID PARCEL ADO 20 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 172 IN THE WEINMAN PLACE SUBDIVISION, ALSO ASSESSOR'S PARCEL WITH PIN 02-18.0-227-017; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID PARCEL ADO 801 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 158 IN SAID SUBDIVISION, ALSO ASSESSOR'S PARCEL WITH PIN 02-18.0-219-014; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT AND PARCEL ADO 20 FEET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT AND PARCEL; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE ADO 8 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 148 IN SAID SUBDIVISION, ALSO ASSESSOR'S PARCEL WITH PIN 02-18.0-600-002; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID PARCEL ADO 105 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID PARCEL; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID PARCEL ADO 171 FEET TO THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF 18TH STREET; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE ADO 137 FEET TO THE POINT OF INTERSECT WITH THE SOUTHEASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE NORTHEAST LINE OF SAID PARCEL; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHEASTERLY EXTENSION AND NORTHEAST LINE ADO 510 FEET; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE NORTHWEST LINE OF SAID PARCEL ADO 63 FEET TO THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF BOWMAN AVENUE; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE ADO 1,973 FEET TO THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF 11TH STREET; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE ADO 513 FEET TO THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF EXCHANGE AVENUE; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE ADO 120 FEET TO THE NORTHERNMOST CORNER OF LOT 9 IN THE GARFIELD PLACE SUBDIVISION, ALSO ASSESSOR'S PARCEL WITH PIN 02-07.0-600-001; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE NORTHWEST LINE OF SAID LOT AND PARCEL ADO 513 FEET TO THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF BOWMAN AVENUE; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE ADO 423 FEET TO THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF 9TH STREET; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE ADO 2,482 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF LOT 5 OF THE GROSS SUBDIVISION OF LOT 48 OF THE CAHOKIA COMMONS SUBDIVISION, ALSO ASSESSOR'S PARCEL WITH PIN 02-07.0-403-010; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG SAID EAST LINE ADO 41 FEET TO THE SOUTH RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF THE CSX TRANSPORTATION AND B&O RAILROAD, ALSO ASSESSOR'S PARCEL WITH PIN 02-07.0-500-001; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTH RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE ADO 7,700 FEET TO THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF 40TH STREET; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE ADO 3,605 FEET TO THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF CASEYVILLE AVENUE; THENCE WESTERLY AND SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE ADO 903 FEET TO THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF 37TH STREET; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE ADO 1,818 FEET TO THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF BUSHMAN AVENUE, AND POINT OF BEGINNING. DISTANCES CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ILLINOIS COORDINATE SYSTEM ACT (765 ILCS 225/1), MORE PRECISELY DEFINED AS THE ILLINOIS COORDINATE SYSTEM, WEST ZONE, BASED ON THE TRANSVERSE MERCATOR PROJECTION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN DATUM 1983. PROPERTY INFORMATION REFERENCED SOURCED FROM THE ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS, GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM, 2026. IPL0383137 Oct 25 2026