A look at other tax packages

A state incentive package meant to keep Motorola Mobility from leaving Libertyville is among the largest such deals in state history, but it’s not the only one.

State records show that the Illinois’ government agreed last year to give $272.7 million in tax breaks and other incentives to 67 companies that had invitations from other states to move jobs elsewhere. That’s more than quadruple what Illinois promised the 44 companies that received incentives packages in 2006, and more than double the financial commitment in 2009, according to an Associated Press study.

Here’s a brief rundown of some recent deals:

Ÿ In May: Motorola Mobility agreed to a $110 million deal to keep the company’s headquarters and about 3,000 jobs in Libertyville.

Ÿ In December 2010: Engine maker Navistar accepted a $64.7 million package to move its headquarters and 2,200 jobs to Lisle from Warrenville — about three miles away — rather than to Alabama, Texas or South Carolina.

Ÿ In October 2010: Chrysler agreed to a $62.1 million deal to maintain 2,300 jobs and invest $600 million at its Belvidere assembly plant.

Ÿ In October 2010: Food processor Tate & Lyle, based in the United Kingdom, signed a deal to take $15 million in incentives to move about 140 jobs from Decatur to a new complex in Hoffman Estates and add 20 new positions. The state said it was competing with offers from Indiana and Tennessee.

Ÿ In June 2010: U.S. Cellular and the state agreed to a $7.2 million deal in exchange for the company keeping 1,075 jobs at its Chicago headquarters and another site in Bensenville.

Source: Associated Press