The People’s TIF’s

When we read about TIF’s in Chicago, we typically read of lack of transparency, extreme surpluses, lack of accountability, and how large corporations benefit, while residents of impacted communities are left “on the outside looking in”  in their own communities.  Not so in Humboldt Park. Tune in Monday, July 6, 2015  to find out how Carolina Gaete and Cecile Carroll DeMello, Co-Directors of Blocks Together, have managed to work with local residents and elected officials to bring democracy to the TIF program, develop affordable housing and make micro-financing available to small businesses from the neighborhood.  Call in live at (347) 884-8121. You don't need an account to listen, but, if you want to participate in an online chat, open a listener-only account at https://secure.blogtalkradio.com/register.aspx?type=listener to participate in a live chat.