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Wilson Yard TIF
As mentioned in a recent TIF brief, the Wilson Yard TIF located in Uptown provides a good example of why tax increment financing (TIF) needs transparency.
2000 residents have filed a lawsuit against Chicago, citing abuses in the…
It’s time to throw a TIF!
Kate has a great new paper out today on TIFs (tax increment financing districts), and how they’re desperately in need of transparency. Check it out here, and let us know what you think. A good summary–our…
Illinois Government Needs An X-Ray Machine
Imagine you’re about to have heart surgery. Would you want your doctor operating on your heart in the dark? Or without looking at your x-ray first? Without an x-ray, he wouldn’t know where to operate, the severity of your sickness…
