Cook County TIFs

Join us in Pilsen on April 27, 2023 when we do “TIF 101” highlighting the TIFs of Pilsen. Our host will be El Pueblo Manda (The People Rule), There will be Spanish translation...

Tom Tresser was interviewd on “Outside the Loop” Radio on December 24, 2022. He breaks down Chicago’s out-of-control TIF program for 2021. He offers an ALTERNATIVE to using TIFs for economic development. Tweet

Cook County Clerk David Orr leads the way in TIF data services! He released his summary of 2013 TIF data today. Chicago’s 151 TIF districts (3 were cancelled) extracted $422 million. 284 suburban...

  From Cook County Clerk David Orr, June 19, 2014: Cook County property owners located in a tax increment financing district will now see how much of their tax bill is going into...

Watch this great six minute video from Cook County Clerk David Orr. Tweet