As Skokie prepares to levy tax to renovate ‘blighted’ Old Orchard, expect other shopping centers try something similar to survive

The village would disburse the money to the owner — the international, billion-dollar, Paris-headquartered Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield — for upgrading elements such as heating and air conditioning, fire suppression, electrical and data service, facades, common areas, landscaping and lighting, and for demolition for new construction.