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Request for 2019 TIF Data
Introduction
Thank you for your interest in obtaining the CivicLab's 2019 Chicago TIF Illumination summary. Our TIF Illumination Project has been investigating and exposing our out of control Tax Increment Financing program since 2013.
No one can tell you the complete story of Chicago's TIF system like we can. Understanding the TIF scam is FUNDAMENTAL to understanding the true state of Chicago's public finances. There can be no racial justice in Chicago as long as TIFS are running wild here.
With the help of the City Bureau we now have the analysis of the entire Chicago TIF system for 2019!
At the beginning of 2020 there was a staggering $1.8 BILLION sitting in Chicago's TIF accounts. For the first time we can tell you how much of THAT total came from majority Black wards! If you would like a summary of what Chicago's TIFs did in 2019 and who they did it to, please complete this brief survey.
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