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Category Archives: Civic Life
AREA Chicago Distributes 5,000 Copies Of TIF Poster
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 Ward. Awesome! The poster was written by … Continue reading
8th & 9th Ward Double Illumination
Join us at Chicago State University on Saturday, April 6. We will be Illuminating the many, many TIFs inside the 8th and 9th Wards. Details and RSVP at Facebook = http://tinyurl.com/TIF-Forum-April-6 The evolving schedule and documentation of past meetings is … Continue reading
Coverage Of 7th Ward Illumination
In 30+ years of civic engagement work I’ve never seen a project take off like this. This was the fourth TIF town meeting in seven weeks. There are four more coming up and four more after that in the works! … Continue reading
TIF Town Hall Meeting In South Shore March 30
Join us in South Shore on Saturday, March 30 to talk TIFs in the 7th Ward. We’ll be Illuminating the five active TIFs there. Preview: In 2011 those TIFs extracted $1.4 million from property owners in the 7th Ward. Details … Continue reading
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Privatization Deal Keeps On Giving (To Morgan Stanley)
From the Chicago Sun-Times: “Chicago taxpayers have been hit with a $57.8 million ruling in favor of the private company that runs four city-owned, downtown parking garages — stuck with that bill because former Mayor Richard M. Daley’s administration mistakenly … Continue reading
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Mayor Announces New “Opportunity Areas” – New Path To Privitization?
City Hall announced a new program called “Opportunity Areas.” As part of a holistic and strategic vision to foster and seize upon growth and development in neighborhoods across Chicago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced nearly $3 billion in private and … Continue reading
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Washington Park TIF Town Meeting Packed!
I presented on the six TIFs in the 20th Ward at the Washington Park TIF Town Meeting. Wow. It was packed. Cliff Kelley was the emcee and the attendees had LOTS of questions. We are on to something with the … Continue reading
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Watch Feb 12 TIF Town Meeting
Thanks to the great folks at CAN-TV you can watch the February 12 TIF Town Meeting produced by The Tax Integrity and Fairness Alliance at the Chopin Theater (1 hour, 22 minutes). View the media coverage and my presentation materials … Continue reading
Tom Will PechaKucha on March 5
Tom will be presenting at the 25th edition of PechaKucha Chicago at Martyr’s on March 5 at 8:00pm. What is PechaKucha? “PechaKucha 20×20 is a simple presentation format where you show 20 images, each for 20 seconds. The images advance … Continue reading
Sound Off At TIF Town Meeting
I’ll be presenting at a community town meeting on TIFs on February 12 at the Chopin Theater! Find out the details and RSVP on Facebook. Featured Speakers: Ben Joravsky – Award winning political reporter. Tom Tresser – Citizen activist and … Continue reading
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