TIF Town Meeting

  • 187th TIF Illumination in Pilsen!

    by - Apr 22, 2023
    Join us in Pilsen on April 27, 2023 when we do “TIF 101” highlighting the TIFs of Pilsen. Our host will be El Pueblo Manda (The People Rule), There will be Spanish translation...
  • 183rd Public Meeting Lights Up Evanston TIFs

    by - Sep 23, 2021
    On Wednesday, September 23, 2021 the CivicLab presented at our 183rd public meeting. We Illuminated the TIFs of Evanston. 79 people registered and 46 attended – including two sitting Evanston city council members,...
  • We Illuminate the TIFs of Cincinnati!

    by - Dec 13, 2019
    The Cincinnati Educational Justice Coalition and the Cincinnati Federation of Teachers brought Tom Tresser to the Queen City over the weekend of December 9. The mayor there is proposing to create 15 new...
  • 77th TIF Meeting a Smash!

    by - Sep 20, 2019
    From Kyle Sneed, President of the Wicker Park Committee: “Tom did a great job! He clearly articulated how tax increment financing (“TIF”) works, where districts are located in the 1st, 2nd, and 32nd...
  • 34th Ward Illumination A Smash!

    by - Jan 26, 2018
    “This is a critical time in our country’s history and now, more than ever, we need our voters to be able to make informed decisions. That’s where CivicLab’s TIF Illumination Project comes in....
  • TIFs of Lake County & Highland Park

    by - May 5, 2016
    We did our 46th public meeting on May 4, 2016 in Highland Park. We lit up the TIFs of Lake County and focused on Highland Park. The sponsor was Tomorrow’s HP. You can...
  • 24th Ward Illuminated

    by - Nov 12, 2015
    It was TIF Illumination #45 at St. Agatha’s Church in Lawndale on November 11, 2015! We lit up the seven TIFs of the 24th Ward in front of 50 people. Our host was...
  • 21st Ward Illuminated

    by - Nov 4, 2015
    It was a hot time in the 21st ward on November 3, 2015 when we did the 44th TIF town meeting for the 21st ward. We met at the Greater Walters AME Zion...
  • Mayor AND School Board President Are Illuminated!

    by - Oct 21, 2015
                      That’s Woodstock School District 200 Board President Camille Goodwin sitting next to Woodstock Mayor Brian Sager sitting in the back row of the TIF...
  • Illuminating TIFs in Woodstock

    by - Oct 4, 2015
    The TIF Illumination Project takes to the road! We’ll be Illuminating TIFs in Woodstock, Illinois on October 20.   Tweet