Got a few minutes? Then watch these brief videos from TIF Illuminators Maureen, Don, Bill and Marjorie as they explain why they got involved in the TIF Illumination Project.
The recordings were made at the 49th Ward TIF Town Meeting on July 1, 2013.
Category: Presentations
“Who Owns West Woodlawn?” Town Meeting
Tom will be presenting on the TIFs of the 20th Ward at this town meeting.
UIC School of Social Work Does TIF Forum
TIF Illuminator Tom Tresser joins TIF and urban policy expert Rachel Weber on a panel discussing TIFs at the UIC School of Social Work on November 21. This forum is a project of a class at the Jane Addams School of Social Work. 9am to 11am at the Daley Library, 801 S. Morgan Street, Room 1-470.
We Learned How To Investigate
Investigative reporter taught to a packed house last night at The CivicLab. Take a class at the Lab! http://civiclab.eventbrite.com.
DePaul Stadium Forum Illuminates 2nd Ward
Students as DePaul organized a public forum on the proposed DePaul Stadium and asked for an Illumination of the 17 TIFs inside the 2nd Ward – spotlighting the site and adjacent TIFs. This research is from The TIF Illumination Project. If you want a copy of this presentation please email tom@civiclab.us.
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“TIF 101” Workshop September 17
Tom Tresser has been doing TIF Illumination workshops all over the city. Now you can see what over 1,600 other people have seen – how TIFs work REALLY.
Attend the “TIF 101” workshop at the CivicLab on Tuesday, September 17 at 7pm. 90 minutes. $10. You’ll be Illuminated! Register via EventBrite.
WBEZ Explains The TIF Program
Watch this creative and fast moving seven minute video from WBEZ’s “Curious City” Project. Learn more at the CivicLab’s TIF Illumination Project. Does Tom look better animated?
39th Ward Illuminated
Lord, it was HOT inside the Belding School auditorium tonight! And it just got HOTTER after the five TIFs of the 39th were Illuminated. Alderman Laurino was a no-show, No surprise. View all the TIF Illuminations here. Sign the petition to the Mayor – Empty The TIFs!
152 TIFs Illuminated!
Tom gave an update to a group of TIF Illumination Project organizers today at the CivicLab.
The TIF illumination Project was launched in February and six months later we’ve Illuminated 152 TIFs across 26 wards! The map hows the territory we’ve covered (Wards outlined in red received their own Illumination town forum, wards outlined blue were Illuminated together in two separate meetings). Over 1,500 people have attended these meetings.
Sign the petition demanding that TIF funds be emptied.
Here is the presentation given to the group of folks who have or who are organizing TIF Town Meetings.