As I write this, we still have three days—and counting—until Mayor Lightfoot’s much-anticipated budget speech, to be delivered Thursday, August 29, at 6 PM. Live on TV!
“Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, on this continent . . . ”
By the way, the aforementioned predecessor is Rahm Emanuel, just in case you forgot.
Now, I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking—damn, Ben, not another TIF column!
But because of loopholes in the state TIF law, virtually any neighborhood qualifies as a TIF district.
The City Council approved the Lincoln Yards TIF in April at its last meeting under Mayor Rahm, and then-Mayor-Elect Lightfoot sort of looked the other way. Even though she campaigned against Lincoln Yards when she was running for mayor against Toni Preckwinkle.
