Economic Development

The Village of Schiller Park represents a business-friendly environment.  The Village offers:

  • High visibility and access to your business, with strong ties to O’Hare Airport, the Metra train system, and major highways including the Tri-State Tollway, that help showcase our commercial activity to locals and visitors to the area.
  • Personalized for all sizes of businesses, from international corporations to local diners, to plan, meet demand, and grow.
  • Housing opportunities for your local workforce.
  • A thriving business network, including an active regional Chamber of Commerce (Grand Chamber by O’Hare)

Start exploring the Village and opportunities to locate your business with our Available Commercial Properties portal.

Business Licenses

As a home rule municipality, Schiller Park requires an annual business license for all non-home based businesses. The license verifies applicable codes such as zoning, fire, building, property maintenance. If you are looking to start a business in Schiller Park, the first step is to apply for a business license at village hall. For more information on business licenses, please visit our Business Licenses Page.

Business Incentives

The Village of Schiller Park has worked with many businesses to secure Cook County property tax incentives under the 6b and 7c programs. The Cook County 6b program grants a 12-year property tax reduction for industrial properties requiring upgrade, renovation, or expansion. The Cook County 7c program grants a similar reduction, for 5 years, based on an intent to promote commercial projects. Please note these are Cook County programs. The Village must pass resolutions supporting the incentive, but the final approval is at the county board level.


Click here to learn more about available real estate incentive programs


Check out the links below to learn more about available real estate incentive programs:

If interested in obtaining a Class 6B Tax Incentive, please download the application and supporting documents below and submit it to Village Hall to initiate the process:

If you need a zoning variance or conditional use for your property as part of your 6b Application you can view the Zoning, Planning, and Appeals Petition Application by clicking on the following link: ZPA Petition Application. Please take note of the application deadlines on Page 1 of the Application getting on the agenda for the various meeting dates.