Capital Fitness of Arlington Heights, Inc. v. Village of Arlington Heights

The plaintiff, Capital Fitness of Arlington Heights (Capital Fitness), filed a second amended complaint and sought a declaration that the defendant, the Village of Arlington Heights (the Village), improperly adopted a tax increment financing (TIF) district for an area that included Capital Fitness’s commercial leasing space. Following a bench trial, the trial court found that Capital Fitness failed to show by clear and convincing evidence that the Village abused its discretion when it designated the area as a TIF district; therefore, it denied Capital Fitness’s request for declaratory…