The Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Illumination Project is an ongoing civic investigation and education project takes an in-depth look at the impacts of TIFs on the city on a ward-by-ward basis.
We can tell you what TIFs are active on a ward-by-ward basis and reveal details about those TIFs that you can not find anywhere else.
We tell you how much property tax dollars those TIFs have removed from your ward and placed into a slush fund controlled by the mayor. We tell you got paid from TIFs in your ward and much more!
Since we started the project in 2013 we have been invited to present at over 65 public events all over the city!
Please visit our sister web site at www.tifreports.com for research, reports, training videos and much more!
“This is a critical time in our country’s history and now, more than ever, we need our voters to be able to make informed decisions. That’s where CivicLab’s TIF Illumination Project comes in. Tom will bring your community the undisputed facts about the TIFs in your area, their values and any projects that are funded by those TIFs. As I learned in my TIF Illumination, the information Tom provides passes any scrutiny from the Machine and can turn a small meeting into enlightening discussion of civic affairs. This is a resource I invite you to take advantage of and share with your community. You wouldn’t lead an army into battle unarmed. Don’t lead voters to the polls uninformed.” – William L. Smith – Organizer of 34th Ward TIF Town Meeting.
This is an example of the graphic work we offer when we come to your ward!
We’ve been ALL over the city!
What would you do with $1.7 billion?
TIF Access Project presents: Tax Increment Financing
What it is. What it means for you. How to Apply.
Featuring Rachel Weber (Urban Planning and Policy Program Professor at UIC) , Tom Tressel (TIF Illumination Project Organizer) and Dinah Wayne ( Dept of Housing and Economic Development)
Date: November 21, 2013
Time: 9:00am to 11:00am
Location: Richard J. Daley Library, Room 1-470
801 S. Morgan St.
This event is absolutely free!
Refreshments will be served!
Please RSVP to Sarah Boulton @ sboult2@uic.edu
In order to ensure the information provided at this meeting is beneficial to all who attend we are asking that you please take a moment to fill out our brief survey on TIF funding.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2DR8QG3
We hope to see you on November 21st! Thank you for your time!
Sincerely,
TIF Access Project