TIF News

It was warm and cozy at Brisku’s Bar in the 33rd Ward last night as we lit up the TIFs of the 33rd Ward. Hosted by aldermanic candidate Tim Meegan the TIF Illumination...

We are super proud of producing our first online TIF training video, “TIF 101”! You can watch the 20 minute video right here: Thanks to the 80 people who contributed to this project....

It’s four TIF Illuminations in January! 33rd Ward on January 15. 10th Ward on January 20. 27th Ward on January 24. 25th Ward on January 29. Don’t miss out. Contact us if you...

Thanks to the 80 donors who gave to our crowdfunding campaign! “TIF 101” is in post-production and we can’t wait to release it online. Here’s a tasty preview. Tweet

Now you can own the data that has been driving the TIF Illumination Project all over the city for the past 18 months! Download your very own “TIF Atlas of Chicago Wards” at...

Check out Tom’s article in the Fall 2014 issue of The Journal of School Business Management on “Tax Increment Financing in Illinois.” This piece was aimed at all the Chief Financial Officers of...

It was another full house for a TIF town meeting, or Illumination, as we fondly call these community gatherings. We lit up the TIFs of the 11th ward. About 60 people packed the...

Tom has an article in Art Against the Law from the School of the Art Institute (edited by Rebecca Zorach), “The TIF Illumination Project and Civic Imagination.” Check it out at http://tinyurl.com/ArtxLaw. Tweet

It was a star-studded 25th TIF town meeting on November 7, 2014 at VenueOne when we Illuminated the 12 TIFs of the 27th Ward. Here is part of the presentation. The full version,...

Do you want EVERYONE to get Illuminated? If you do, will you please make an investment in our first crowdfunding campaign? We are seeking to raise $15,000 to produce five twenty minute videos...