Tom Tresser

  • Are You In A TIF District?

    by - Apr 4, 2013
      32% of the entire city of Chicago is in a TIF district. Are YOU? Find out by clicking over to this page and follow the simple instructions. It’s only take five minutes....
  • Two-For-One Special At Chicago State University

    by - Apr 2, 2013
    It will be a 2-for-1 special this Saturday, April 6 at Chicago State when we Illuminate the many, many TIFs inside the 8th and 9th Wards. Join us at 10am. Details and RSVP...
  • Coverage Of 7th Ward Illumination

    by - Apr 2, 2013
    From Progress Illinois, “Dozens of South Shore residents weren’t too happy upon learning that a portion of their property taxes have been used as part of the city’s tax increment financing, or TIF, program....
  • 7th Ward TIFs Illuminated

    by - Mar 30, 2013
    It was a beautiful Spring day outside and inside over 60 people came together to see the five active TIFs of the 7th Ward Illuminated and explained. Event organizer Sharon Louis, of the...
  • South Shore TIF Town Meeting March 30

    by - Mar 25, 2013
    Join us in South Shore on March 30 as we Illuminate the seven TIFs that impact the 7th Ward. You can get details and RSVP here – http://tinyurl.com/TIF-Forum-March-30. Tweet
  • TIF Illuminators On WVON Saturday Night

    by - Mar 22, 2013
    TIF Illuminators Tom Tresser and Bea Jasper (organizer of the Englewood TIF Town Meeting) will be on “The GreenPreneur Show” on WVON on Saturday night, March 23, from 5-6pm. Listen live here. The...
  • Privatization Deal Keeps On Giving

    by - Mar 21, 2013
    From the Chicago Sun-Times: “Chicago taxpayers have been hit with a $57.8 million ruling in favor of the private company that runs four city-owned, downtown parking garages — stuck with that bill because...
  • Coverage of Washington Park Meeting

    by - Mar 18, 2013
    Check out the article on the March 16 Washington Park TIF Town Meeting in Progress Illinois. Tweet
  • TIF Town Meeting In Washington Park March 16

    by - Mar 12, 2013
    Join the neighbors from Washington Park Saturday, March 16 at 10am for a TIF Town Meeting. RSVP via Facebook. The TIF Illumination Project will reveal details about the four TIFs in the 20th...
  • Illinois Gulity Of Pension Ponzi Scheme

    by - Mar 12, 2013
    How bad are Illinois’ finances? Would you believe bad enough to be called illegal by the SEC? According to The Chicago Tribune, “Illinois broke federal securities laws and “misled investors” in misstating the...