NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF MARQUETTE HEIGHTS, TAZEWELL COUNTY, ILLINOIS PROPOSED APPROVAL OF REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, ESTABLISHMENT OF REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA AND ADOPTION OF TAX INCREMENT ALLOCATION FINANCING

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF MARQUETTE HEIGHTS, TAZEWELL COUNTY, ILLINOIS PROPOSED APPROVAL OF REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, ESTABLISHMENT OF REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA AND ADOPTION OF TAX INCREMENT ALLOCATION FINANCING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Mayor and City Council (the "Corporate Authorities") of the City of Marquette Heights, Tazewell 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 a redevelopment plan entitled "Marquette Heights TIF Redevelopment Plan and Project" (the "Redevelopment Plan"), establishment of a redevelopment project area to be known as the "Marquette Heights TIF Redevelopment Project Area" (the "Redevelopment Project Area") and the proposed adoption of tax increment allocation financing therefor ("TIF") 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"), including notice as follows: 1. The Corporate Authorities of the Municipality will hold the public hearing at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, July 13, 2026, at the City Hall, 715 W. Lincoln Road, Marquette Heights, IL. 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 hearing. 2. The boundaries of the proposed Redevelopment Project Area by legal description are attached to and immediately follow this Notice of Public Hearing. The proposed Redevelopment Project Area consists of approximately 17 parcels and adjacent rights-of-way, the boundaries of which, by street location where possible, are as follows: Generally, this Area encompasses parcels generally in the central portion of the City, beginning at the northwest corner of 106 Grant Road and following La Salle Boulevard to the intersection of Joliet Road, following Joliet Road through and along Lincoln Road to 141 Cahokia and along the rear of the parcels along Cahokia through 109 Cahokia and continuing to and across Grant Road to 106 Grant and then continuing north to La Salle Boulevard, finishing where it began. 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, 715 W. Lincoln Road, Marquette Heights, IL (Telephone: 309-382-3455). 4. The proposed Redevelopment Plan, which includes in reasonable detail the basis for the eligibility of 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 at City Hall, 715 W. Lincoln Road, Marquette Heights, IL. In general, such Redevelopment Plan sets forth the program of the Municipality to alleviate, as applicable, blighting and/or conservation conditions in the Redevelopment Project Area and to enhance the tax base of both the City and the taxing districts having taxable property within the Redevelopment Project Area by utilizing TIF to fund various eligible redevelopment project costs to stimulate private investment in the Redevelopment Project Area. These eligible redevelopment costs may include, but are not limited to, professional services (including analysis, administration, studies, surveys, development of plans and specifications, including staff and professional service costs for architectural, engineering, legal, environmental, marketing or other services); property assembly, including acquisition of land and other property, real or personal and related disposition of land (including up to 100% write-down or reimbursement); demolition of structures, site preparation and the clearing and grading of land; rehabilitation, reconstruction, repair or remodeling of existing public or private buildings, fixtures or leasehold improvements; the construction of public works or improvements (construction or reconstruction of rights-of-way, additional safety barriers, streets, roadways, curbs and gutters, street lighting, sidewalks, bicycle pathways and public utilities, including storm and sanitary sewers, and lift stations); financing, including any related to the issuance of obligations; interest costs incurred by a redeveloper related to the construction, renovation or rehabilitation of a Redevelopment Project; and relocation expenses to the extent that the Municipality determines that these costs shall be paid or are required by federal or state law. To achieve this objective, the Redevelopment Plan proposes to provide TIF assistance for commercial (including mixed use) development, and related and appurtenant development, including related public infrastructure. 5. The Municipality hereby requests proposals from any developer or redeveloper in connection with the Redevelopment Project Area. 6. Additional information with respect to the proposed Redevelopment Plan, redevelopment projects and Redevelopment Project Area can be obtained from the following: Brianne Johnson, Office Manager 715 W. Lincoln Road Marquette Heights, IL Tel: 309-382-3455 Email: bjohnson@cityofmhgov.org By order of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Marquette Heights, Tazewell County, Illinois. June 17, July 1 2026 LILS0536460