Recent media coverage:
- South Side Weekly 6/14/23 covering the Pilsen TIF revolt – www.tinyurl.com/SSW-TIF-6-14-23
- WVON interview 5/25/23 covering TIFs and economic justice and the new mayor – https://soundcloud.com/civiclab/wvon-5-25-23
- Front Page Gazette Chicago 5/23 – www.tinyurl.com/GC-5-23-TIF-Story
- Heartland Signal 3/20/23 article on our 2021 Chicago TIF Report – www.tinyurl.com/HeartlandSignal-TIF-3-20-23
- WGN Radio interview 3/18/23 covering our ALL ILLINOIS TIF Illumination (14 min) – https://soundcloud.com/civiclab/wgn-3-18-23
- WVON interview 12/24/22 covering headlines from 2021 TIF Report – https://soundcloud.com/civiclab/tom-tresser-on-wgn-12-24-22
- CivicLab CEO Jonathan Peck was named “Social Justice Champion of 2021” by Chicago African Americans In Philanthropy – video at www.tinyurl.com/JP-Honor (6 min)
- WVON interview 10/3/22 – https://soundcloud.com/civiclab/tom-tresser-on-wvon-10-3-22 (25 min)
- WVON interview 8/16/22 – www.tinyurl.com/WVON-8-16-22 (31:48)
- Front page Gazette Chicago 8/22 – https://gazettechicago.com/2022/08/civiclab-trains-new-wave-of-candidates-activists
- WGN interview 6/1/22 –https://soundcloud.com/civiclab/wgn-6-1-22
- “Outside the Loop” Radio 6/11/22 – https://tinyurl.com/TT-WGN-6-11-22
- Collaboration with Gazette Chicago – www.tinyurl.com/Gazette-Chicago-Campaign
- CivicLab training covered on front page Gazette Chicago 8/22 – www.tinyurl.com/CL-Trains-GC-8-22
- 180th public meeting covered in Chicago Tribune 5/25/21 – http://tinyurl.com/Trib-Citizens-Look-At-TIFs
- Coverage of TIF campaign and strong editorial – https://tinyurl.com/Gazette-TIF-coverage-editorial – 11/19
Here are links or downloads of media coverage of the work of the CivicLab, The TIF Illumination Project and the “Chicago Is Not Broke” Book Project.
The TIF Illumination Project is profiled in this July 22, 2013 cover story in The Nation!
Download PDF
- The CivicLab is profiled in the April 30, 2015 issue of NewCity
- CivicLab part of this BGA assessment of Mayor Emanuel’s first term reform efforts
- CivicLab profiled at one year in Progress Illinois (download PDF= CivicLab Democracy Design Studio-PI-6-27-14)
- Profile/Interview in Shareable – great pix!
- CivicLab profiled in NBC Chicago’s “Ward Room” (download PDF=CivicLab Aims to Reinvent-Ward Room)
- CivicLab opens in West Loop – DNA Chicago
- Links to all articles covering The TIF Illumination Project
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Audio files from recent interviews:
Tom was interviewed on Chicago Public TV’s “In The Loop” program on September 19, 2013.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc6BvD0dQN0
- Skyline front page report of the Town Meeting (downloads PDF document)
- Our Urban Times report of the TIF Town Meeting
- Medill News Service story on the Town Meeting
- Tom Tresser’s report on the February 12 TIF Town Meeting (plus graphics)
- Tom Tresser’s presentation on the 12 TIFs in the 27th Ward (plus audio = 23 minutes)
- Download the key data on the 12 TIFs in the 27th Ward (no charge)
- Ben Joravsky’s account on the Town Meeting
- Outside The Loop Radio – Interview with Tom Tresser
- Dick Kay’s Radio Program – Call in with Tom Tresser – 51 minutes
Here is Tom’s presentation from the February 12, 2013 TIF Town Meeting on the 12 TIFs inside the 27th Ward plus audio (23 minutes):
