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Tom Tresser
Illinois Policy Institute Says “Time to Throw a TIF!”
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Tom Tresser
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Mar 2, 2011
From The Illinois Policy Institute: Tax increment financing (TIF) has been around for over thirty years, many people do not understand how it works, how it affects their communities or their pocketbooks. Many...
Chicago TIFs Took $519 Million in 2009
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Tom Tresser
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Mar 1, 2011
In 2009 there were 422 TIF districts in Cook County – 158 in the city of Chicago and 264 in the suburbs. They diverted a total of $839 million in county property taxes!...
TIFs Explained – 2 Graphics
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Tom Tresser
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Mar 1, 2011
TIF Dollars Are Property Tax Dollars Money for TIF-funded projects comes from the property tax paid by owners of residential, commercial and industrial property. Eight local taxing bodies, including the City, Chicago Public...
TIF Subsidies Given to Companies, Nonprofits
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Tom Tresser
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Feb 28, 2011
Apparently journalism students at Columbia College have done the work that the Chicago financial press should have been doing… United Airlines and Quaker Oats. The fitness club at Union Station and the parent...
Grossinger Auto Gets $8.5 Million
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Tom Tresser
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Feb 27, 2011
From Crain’s Chicago Business: Panel OKs TIF money for auto mall near North-Clybourn By Eddie Baeb – Jan. 09, 2008 – Crain’s Chicago Business (Crain’s) — A proposed Grossinger auto mall near the...
Tom Explains TIFs
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Tom Tresser
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Feb 26, 2011
Tom explains how TIFs work and why they are so important in understanding the financial health of the city and county. Tweet
Scan for Contact Info
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Tom Tresser
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Feb 25, 2011
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Download TIF Flier
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Tom Tresser
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Feb 25, 2011
Download this one page flier that lays out the magnitude of the TIF issue. TIFs_Steal Tweet
New TIF Report-Twitter Newspaper
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Tom Tresser
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Feb 23, 2011
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TIF Report Launches
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Tom Tresser
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Feb 7, 2011
The TIF Report is a new web site being prepared by TresserLabs. This site will contain information, reports and updates on Tax increment Finance districts. We will start with a focus on Cook...
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