The TIF Illumination Project (TIP) will conduct a workshop on “TIF 101 – Explaining Chicago’s Tax Increment Financing Program” at the CivicLab on Wednesday, October 30 at 7pm. The workshop will be conducted by Tom Tresser, the Lead Illuminator for TIP. Tom has conducted 18 Illuminations across the city – exposing 152 TIFs in 26 Wards.
Attend this 90 minute workshop and YOU will learn what over 1,600 people have learned – how TIFs REALLY work. The cost is only $10 and will be used to support the operations of the CivicLab, which is an all-volunteer effort needed support for its efforts. Please register via EventBrite @ https://tif-101-10-30.eventbrite.com.
Also, The TIF Illumination Project has a petition demanding that the Mayor empty the TIF accounts. Sign their MoveOn petition today! When they reach 5,000 names, they will deliver the petition to the Mayor.
The TIF Illumination Project
info@civiclab.us
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
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