Any loan made under this Article shall:
     (a) Be made only if a participating lender or other funding source, including the applicant, also provides a portion of the financing with respect to the project and only if the Department determines, on the basis of all the information available to it, that the project would not be undertaken in Illinois unless the loan is provided. The other risk assumption may be in the form of a loan, letter of credit, guarantee, loan participation, bond purchase, direct cash payment, or other form approved by the Department.

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 30 ILCS 750/10-4

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.

     (b) Finance no more than 25% of the total amount of any single project and be approved for amounts from the Fund not to exceed $2,000,000 for any single project, unless waived by the Director upon a finding that a waiver is appropriate to accomplish the purposes of this Article.
     (c) Be protected by adequate security satisfactory to the Department to secure payment of the loan agreement.
     (d) Be in a principal amount and form and contain terms and provisions with respect to property insurance, repairs, alterations, payment of taxes and assessments, delinquency charges, default remedies, additional security, and other matters as the Department shall determine adequate to protect the public interest.
     (e) Include provisions to call the loan agreement as due and payable if the project is not completed, if the project fails to generate anticipated employment opportunities, or if the business ceases to operate the project.
     (f) Be made only after the Department has determined that the loan will cause a project to be undertaken that has the potential to create substantial employment in relation to the principal amount of the loan.
     (g) Be made with a business that has certified the project is a new plant start-up or expansion and is not a relocation of an existing business from another site in Illinois unless that relocation results in substantial employment growth.
     (h) All receipts, including principal and interest payments, royalties, or other payments, paid to the Department because of any loan made under this Article and all proceeds of assets of whatever nature received by the Department as a result of default and delinquency with respect to loans made under this Article, including proceeds from the sale, disposal, lease, or rental of real or personal property that the Department may receive as a result of a default or delinquency, shall be deposited into the Large Business Attraction Fund.