Taxpayers are largely kept out of the loop when it comes to how their property taxes are used by tax increment finance (TIF) districts, according to Tom Tresser, co-founder of the Civic Lab.
Aiming to promote transparency in government and give residents background information on neighborhood TIF projects, the Civic Lab and
the TIF Ad Hoc Committee of the Washington Park Community hosted a town
hall meeting at the Washington Park Field House Saturday.
More than 100 protesters descended on the Illinois Statehouse in
Springfield yesterday to rally against a regulatory bill and call for a
moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in Illinois.
Opponents to hydraulic fracturing say it has a negative environmental
impact, including extreme water and air pollution. Demonstrators
yesterday spoke with legislators and passed petitions that urged
lawmakers to support a two-year moratorium on fracking in Illinois.
Illinois’ teen unemployment rate is among the highest in the country and during a panel on Thursday at the Chicago Urban League, local elected officials came face-to-face with Chicago’s unemployed youth.
The backlash continues against Gov. Pat Quinn’s recent $1.6 billion cut to Medicaid.
On Monday, which marked the 47th anniversary
of the state- and federally-funded medical services program, about 100
healthcare advocates joined in a rally that included U.S. Rep. Jan
Schakowsky (D-Evanston), State Rep. Esther Golar (D-Chicago), and State
Sen. Mattie Hunter (D-Chicago).
More than 100 protesters descended on the Illinois Statehouse in
Springfield yesterday to rally against a regulatory bill and call for a
moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in Illinois.
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