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Research
Chicago Reader Cites Work of TIF Project
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Tom Tresser
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Aug 27, 2014
Thanks to tireless TIF reporter Ben Joravsky of The Chicago Reader for this wonderful piece. He connects the dots from the supposed state of Chicago’s finances to the plight of our public...
Clear, Short Explanation Of TIFs – “The Shadow Budget”
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Tom Tresser
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Aug 22, 2014
Here’s a great introduction to Chicago’s TIF program from The Chicago Bureau by Alex Nitkin. In the time it takes a Brown Line train to circle the Loop, dozens of secret deals can...
“TIF 101” Presentation Now Online
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Tom Tresser
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Aug 17, 2014
Want to take a crash course in Tax Increment Financing? If so, watch a 33 minute video that will introduce the topic and reveal the details of TIF in Chicago and the work...
23rd Ward TIF Illumination Coming August 27
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Tom Tresser
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Aug 16, 2014
Join us on Wednesday, August 27 at 6pm at the Kennedy High School. 6325 W. 56th Street, for our 22nd TIF Town Meeting! We’ll be lluminating the six Tax Increment Financing Districts that...
Media Notices Our TIF Research
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Tom Tresser
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Aug 9, 2014
The TIF Illumination Project recently published its review of Chicago’s 2013 TIF activity. Here is coverage and analysis from the International Business Times . TIF research spotlighted in NBC Chicago’s...
TIF Illumination Project Finds $1.71 Billion In TIF Funds
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Tom Tresser
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Aug 1, 2014
The TIF Illumination Project has reviewed all 151 annual reports of the city’s Tax Increment Financing districts. At the end of 2013 the city’s TIF accounts held $1.71 BILLION in property tax dollars!...
Why Journalism Needs Nerds
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Tom Tresser
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Jul 9, 2014
Thanks to Marc Smith of Connected Action for gathering the links and graphing them. Tweet
TIF Project Highlighted at Planning Conference
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Tom Tresser
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Mar 31, 2014
http://issuu.com/cmrenner/docs/cnu-conference-final-20140325 – Free download of presentations and material from 2013 conference on new ways of doing urban development. We did a piece on the TIF Illumination Project. Also great stuff on how Rockford...
Who Plans What For Who? Let’s Examine Chicago Planning Efforts
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Tom Tresser
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Jan 26, 2014
Chicago Teachers For Social Justice and the CivicLab are collaborating for a six-week session where people come together to examine an issue in order to act. It’s called “Inquiry To Action” and the...
The Perils Of Privatization
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Tom Tresser
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Dec 19, 2013
Historian and reporter for The Nation Rick Perlstein is doing a series of articles on the perils of privatization. In this 13 minute interview on WBEZ he lays out the reasons to be...
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