Reporter Ray Hanania interviewed me on September 4, 2024 about how TIFs work because the Mayor of Orland Park wants to create three new TIF districts and is being secretive and swift. Read his article and watch the interview (28 min).
Overview article on the TIF Illumination Project from the June 2023 edition of BRIDGE, a Chicago publication.
Thoughtful article on the Pilsen TIF Revolt from the June 14, 2023 of South Side Weekly.
An in-depth article on TIFs and the TIF Illumination Project, from Shelterforce.
WVON interview 5/25/23 covering TIFs and economic justice and the new mayor…
Great interview on Chicago Public Radio from 2021. It took eight years, but WBEZ finally covered this work!
Gazette Chicago put us on the front page of the May 2023 issue – “City, State TIFs Swimming in Unspent Money“
You can see a partial record of the 77 TIF Illumination events on our Town Meetings page. Our presentations have been viewed online (via SlideShare) over 200,000 times since the TIF Illumination Project began in 2013!
You can download our presentations at the TIF Data Store.
Here’s a story about our analysis of Chicago’s 145 TIF districts for 2017-> TIF news-9-12-18-Inside-Booster
Tom Tresser was featured on WYCC Public Television’s “In The Loop” April 14, 2016 segment on TIFs. (11:42)
The TIF Illumination Project is profiled in this July 22, 2013 cover story in The Nation!Download PDF =Chicago Rising!
Read a wonderful profile of the CivicLab in Shareable.
The CivicLab was profiled in the 4/30/15 issue of NewCity
Tom was interviewed on CLTV’s “Politics Tonight” – 7/14/15
Tom was interviewed on Chicago Public TV’s “In The Loop” – 9/19/13
Audio files from recent interviews.
