No Games Back In The Spotlight
Seven years after No Games Chicago did our work (with no support from any major civic organization, university or community group) the 2016 Olympics have begun. Some reporters have contacted us to get our perspective on the “Battle for the Bid” and the Olympic Games. Here is an interview from Chicago News.
“Chicago Is Not Broke” Book On Sale!
Wow! We did it. Or, I should say – 200 of you did it. Because that’s how many people chipped in to our crowdfunding campaign. The book “Chicago Is Not Broke. Funding the City We Deserve” is now available for purchase! Click here to order. Books ship out every few days so your wait will be brief.
You can get a discount if you order five copies or more. We’d LOVE to visit your organization, school or religious institution to do a presentation around the book and its ideas. Use the form below to contact us.
Tom Talks Civics, Asserts “Chicago is not broke!” on “Chicago Newsroom”
Tom was on “Chicago Newsroom” with Ken Davis on April 7, 2016 to talk civics, TIFs and explain why it was great to NOT get the 2016 Olympics and how Chicago is NOT broke. (46 minutes)
Tom on CounterSpin – “Chicago is NOT broke!”
“Chicago Is Not Broke” Book Crowdfunding Project Live!
The next stage in the evolution of the TIF Illumination Project is here! Help us raise funds to publish “Chicago Is Not Broke. Funding the City We Deserve.” We’ve got the authors all lined up. Will you pitch in so we can publish 5,000 copies?
CLICK HERE to support Chicago Is Not Broke. Funding the City We Deserve
“Privatization 101” Webinar Feb. 23 – Only $5!
“TIF 101” Webinar in February – Only $10!
Want to get Illuminated? Attend this one hour “TIF 101” webinar on January 6. It’s free. Tom Tresser of the TIF Illumination Project, will present. Please purchase a seat via EventBrite:
Tell The Mayor To Tell Us Where Our $1.4 Billion Is!
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Go the TIF Illumination Project to get the full 2014 analysis of Chicago’s TIF program.
Contribute to the TIF Illumination Project via PayPal (and get some swell swag). We’ve been turned down ten times by national and local foundations.
Chicago Is NOT Broke – Far From It
I don’t believe Chicago is broke. I don’t believe we should’ve been asked to pay $600 million more in property taxes. 15 aldermen agreed. But the rest rubber-stamped Mayor One Percent’s Budget From Hell. Read my op-ed piece in Huffington Post. I lay out three large pots of money that SHOULD’VE been on the table BEFORE we are hit with any new taxes or fees.
I am looking for speaking engagements and presentation opportunities to share this platform. “Chicago is NOT Broke – Funding the City We Deserve.” Use the contact form below to connect…