Research

  • 11th Ward TIF Illumination Preview

    by - May 30, 2013
    Check out this ten minute interview from Outside The Loop radio to get an overview of TIFs and a sneak preview of the 11th Ward TIF Illumination coming up on June 5. Tweet
  • Coverage Of 4th Ward Illumination

    by - May 14, 2013
      Despite a Bull’s playoff game 50 people came Room 43 on Monday, May 13 for the 4th Ward Illumination. Read the coverage at Progress Illinois. See the presentation and listen to the...
  • 4th Ward TIFs To Be Illuminated!

    by - May 11, 2013
    It’s time to shed some light on the 11 TIFs inside the 4th Ward. Join us on Monday, May 13 at 6pm at Room 43 to learn: – How much property tax is...
  • Pass The Privatization Transparency Ordinance

    by - Apr 27, 2013
    Is your alderman on the list of sponsors of the Privatization Transparency Ordinance”? If so, call them and tell them to get it out of Alderman Mell’s committee and have voted on by...
  • A Brief History OF TIF Transparency

    by - Apr 22, 2013
    Long time Rogers Park activist Don Gordon summarizes the TIF program from the point of view of transparency online at Chicago Now. When it comes to the lack of government transparency in Chicago,...
  • Wait, Does This Have Anything To Do With Dick Mell?

    by - Apr 19, 2013
    So we are seeing a lot about the Bus Rapid Transit project being pushed aggressively by the city and an impressive list of policy, planning and transit organizations. But wait, who is going...
  • And It Stinks

    by - Apr 15, 2013
    Check out this comprehensive article on the Chicago Infrastructure Trust from Next City. CivicLab  co-founder Tom Tresser is the voice of dissent in the piece. But the presence of the ad by Mayer...
  • 46th Ward Gets Illuminated April 11!

    by - Apr 10, 2013
    Join us at The Peoples Church on April 11 at 7pm when we Illuminate the six TIFs inside the 46th Ward. If the last five TIF town meetings are any guides, then this...
  • AREA Chicago Distributes 5,000 TIF Posters

    by - Apr 10, 2013
    Thanks to the great folks at AREA Chicago we are distributing 5,000 copies of the TIF Illumination Project’s graphic poster showing the results of our investigation of the 12 TIFs inside the 27th...
  • Are You In A TIF District?

    by - Apr 4, 2013
      32% of the entire city of Chicago is in a TIF district. Are YOU? Find out by clicking over to this page and follow the simple instructions. It’s only take five minutes....