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Category Archives: Civic Life

Purchase “Chicago Is Not Broke” via Issuu

You can now purchase and read “Chicago Is Not Broke” via Issuu for just $12!

This entry was posted in About Tom, Activism, Civic Life, Equity, Nonprofit Education & Policy, We Are Not Broke on October 24, 2023 by Tom Tresser.

No Games Book Coming Spring 2024!

Super excited to announced I’ve signed a contract with Routledge Press to publish the story of the No Games Chicago campaign! The story has never been told. In fact, we were writen out of the record four different times over the years since the campaign was fought in 2009. Sign up for news and – eventually – ge the book at https://nogameschicagobook.com. Coming Spring 2024.

This entry was posted in About Tom, Activism, Civic Life, Democracy, Equity, In The News, No Games Chicago on September 15, 2023 by Tom Tresser.

Tom’s Last TIF Interview?

Tom Tresser Talks TIFs “Outside The Loop” 8-26-23 by Tom Tresser
Tom Tresser of the TIF Illumination Project (www.tifreports.com) gives an overview of Chicago’s TIFs for 2022. Contact us at info@civiclab.us. (17 minutes)

17 minutes

This entry was posted in About Tom, Activism, Civic Life, Equity, Illumination Project, In The News on August 26, 2023 by Tom Tresser.

No Games Chicago Book Makes News

Tom’s book on the No Games Chicago campaign made the front page of the July issue of Gazette Chicago! Get the latest news, support the book, and see all the extra materials related to the campaign at www.nogameschicagobook.com.

This entry was posted in About Tom, Civic Life, Democracy, No Games Chicago on July 7, 2023 by Tom Tresser.

BRIDGE Publishes Overview of TIF Work

BRIDGE is a high-quality book magazine publised in Chicao by a collective of artists and makers. Their June 2023 issue contained this overview of the TIF Illumination Project (download PDF).

This entry was posted in About Tom, Activism, Civic Life, Equity, Illumination Project, In The News, TIF Illumination Project on June 20, 2023 by Tom Tresser.

South Side Weekly Covers Pilsen TIF Revolt!

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This entry was posted in Activism, Civic Life, Democracy, Equity, Illumination Project, In The News, POWER Institute, Presentations, TIF Illumination Project, Uncategorized on June 16, 2023 by Tom Tresser.

Join Me For 187th Public Meeting

Join us in Pilsen on April 27th at 6pm for our 187th public meeting on civic finance and TIFs. Our host is El Publeo Manda (The People Rule). We will cover “TIF 101” and there will be Spanish translation! The meeting will be streamed on Facebook. RSVP here.

This entry was posted in Activism, Civic Life, Democracy, Equity, Illumination Project, In The News on April 18, 2023 by Tom Tresser.

All Illinois TIF Illumination Covered On WGN Radio

Listen to “Outside the Loop” radio from March 18 for an interview discussing our first-ever all Illinois TIF Illumination! https://soundcloud.com/civiclab/wgn-3-18-23 – Special thanks to our funder, the Muckrock Foundation!

This entry was posted in "More Public!", Civic Life, Equity, Illumination Project, In The News on March 18, 2023 by Tom Tresser.

CivicLab Awarded Grant to Illuminate ALL Illinois TIFS!

The CivicLab has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Muckrock Foundation to investigate and expose ALL the 1,454 TIFs of Illinois from 2020! Details here.