- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 7, 2013
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Maria Pappas's legacy—your property tax bill
Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas adds more information to this year's tax bill—here's hoping she includes the TIF take on next year's bill
- News & Features, Ben Joravsky on Politics, Dec 12, 2012
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TIFs: the tax bill you have to pay but never see
The program intended to help the poorest of the poor largely benefits the well to do
- News & Features, Ben Joravsky on Politics, Nov 21, 2012
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United generously returns TIF subsidy it was required to return anyway
Mayor Emanuel praises company's "corporate citizenship" after it fails to fulfill its TIF agreement with the city
- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 10, 2012
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Hyde Park hotel construction draws protests
Teachers and activists protested the use of TIF funds in constructing a hotel in the University of Chicago's Harper Court project.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 18, 2012
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Mayor Rahm's not so new idea: TIFs for the rich
Mayor Rahm's grand new plan to give a $29 million TIF handout to River Point's developers was actually approved by the city council in 2008
- Blogs, Bleader, May 10, 2012
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Reader grabbed in multimillion-dollar deal
On the megapurchase of a great alternative newspaper
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 19, 2012
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Need money? Just take it out of TIF petty cash!
When the city needs the money, it just takes it from the TIF petty cash.
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 13, 2011
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Mayor Emanuel gives Sara Lee a big, wet, and sloppy $6.5 million TIF kiss
Sara Lee says, "Thanks, Chicago, for giving us millions of dollars."
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 4, 2011
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IGO: After School Matters got preferential treatment in TIF bonanza
Chicago's Inspector General says Maggie Daley's After School Matters has been favored by the city for TIF-related donations
- News & Features, Ben Joravsky on Politics, Jun 16, 2011
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Uptown turns down a TIF deal—for the moment
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 6, 2011
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Four men beaten as teens swarm downtown areas
- Blogs, Bleader, May 20, 2011
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Rahm gets tough on TIFs
- News & Features, Ben Joravsky on Politics, May 5, 2011
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An open letter to Chicago Public Schools' new CEO
- News & Features, Ben Joravsky on Politics, Apr 28, 2011
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A TIF Gift for Rahm
The city's Community Development Commission gives the mayor-elect millions of additional tax increment financing dollars to play with.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 6, 2011
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The Original TIF vs. the Borgesian TIF
Do the mayoral candidates want TIFs to do everything? Or do they just want the money back?
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 2, 2010
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Wrigley Field A-TIF Dead on the Vine
The Cubs' A-TIF is no more, but it's not like there aren't people to take their place in line.
- News & Features, Politics, Nov 18, 2010
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The Poor Pay Again
The Englewood TIF coughs up $3 million to help bridge Chicago's budget gap.
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 11, 2010
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Looking at TIF Equality—on the Way Out
Where exactly that TIF surplus resides, by district and region.
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 2, 2010
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Tomorrow's Big Non-Election Political News
All eyes are on state and national politics, but there's local political news to watch as well.
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 12, 2010
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Javorsky for Mayor, Contd.
Rahm talks TIFs, a bit.
