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VERSION:3.0
CLASS:PUBLIC
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FN:Ronald S. Cope
N:Cope;Ronald S.;;;
SORT-STRING:Cope
TITLE:Partner
ORG:Schain\, Banks\, Kenny & Schwartz\, Ltd.
ADR;TYPE=work:;;70 W. Madison Street\, Suite 5400;Chicago;Illinois;60602;US
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EMAIL;TYPE=internet,pref:rcope@schainbanks.com
TEL;TYPE=work,voice:312-345-5763
TEL;TYPE=work,fax:312-345-5701
URL;TYPE=work:https://www.schainbanks.com/attorney/ronald-s-cope/
NOTE:Ronald Cope practices in the areas of zoning\, land-use\, municipal l
 aw and litigation for the firm. He has extensive experience in the creatio
 n of Tax Increment Financing districts\, the establishment of special asse
 ssments and special service areas\, the creation of business districts and
  redevelopment areas and the condemnation of land for public use.\n\nRon h
 as represented many clients\, both private and governmental\, in land use 
 matters including the creation of planned unit developments and annexation
 s\, defending sand mining\, hydraulic fracturing\, drafting new zoning ord
 inances\, and planning and funding redevelopment projects and town centers
 . He also has provided counsel to numerous municipalities and private deve
 lopers.\n\nRecent Development and Economic Incentive Transactions:\n\nCurr
 ently working on zoning for drug and alcohol addiction facility.\n\nRepres
 ented County and developer in defending a 151-wind turbine wind farm again
 st challenges to the zoning and actions for various forms of damage. This 
 is more than a $400 million wind farm development.\n\nRepresented corporat
 ion in development of ethanol plant with the issuance of $44\,000\,000 Tax
  Increment Financing Bonds in Northwestern Illinois.\n\nRepresented wind f
 arm developer in the siting of a 90-turbine wind farm in Hamilton County\,
  Kansas.\n\nRepresented municipality and wind farm developer in the siting
  of a 72-turbine wind\n\nfarm in Thomas County\, Kansas.\n\nRepresented Vi
 llage in Business District Redevelopment Plan financing for redevelopment 
 of regional shopping center in DuPage County.\n\nRepresented Village in Re
 development Plan for resort property with the total issuance of $9\,400\,0
 00 General Obligation Bonds in DuPage County.\n\nRepresented Village in cr
 eating Special Services Areas with total issuance of $48\,000\,000 Special
  Service Area Bonds in Kendall County.\n\nRepresented City in Redevelopmen
 t Plan financing with issuance of $16\,250\,000 Special Tax Refunding Bond
 s (2014)\n\nRepresented City in Redevelopment Plan financing with issuance
  of $15\,605\,000 Special Tax Refunding Bonds (2015)\n\nWork on complex an
 nexations involving combinations of intergovernmental agreements and econo
 mic incentive agreements and the creation of Special Service Areas for the
  development of regional shopping center in the Northwest Chicago suburbs.
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