By CTU Communications | February 5, 2020 | News, Press Release
File under: Lincoln Yards, Lori Lightfoot, The '78', TIF, TIFs
If Lightfoot is serious about TIF reform, she should sunset downtown TIF districts early, which would return $400 million annually for schools, parks, libraries, the city budget and other projects.
By CTU Communications | October 28, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Bargaining, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Teachers Union, Contract, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, CTU, Jesse Sharkey, Lori Lightfoot, slush funds, Strike, TIF
Mayor brags about providing CPS with $100M TIF surplus that she promptly grabs back for pension payments City should be paying, cops in schools for which City previously paid. CHICAGO—The TIF slush funds that the mayor giveth, the mayor also taketh away. Chicago Mayor... 
By CTU Communications | July 31, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Chicago Public Schools, Jesse Sharkey, Lori Lightfoot, TIF
The mayor should do what’s right—and what can help make up for the billions of dollars that TIF abuse has robbed from our students and our schools: invest every penny of this windfall in public education.
By CTU Communications | April 10, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: 78, Aldermen, Chicago, City Hall, Jesse Sharkey, Lightfoot, Lincoln Yards, Lori Lightfoot, The '78', TIF
Aldermen-elect join protesters from across city in the streets to oppose lame duck City Council’s handouts to wealthy developers, setting the stage for end to business as usual for clouted insiders. CHICAGO, April 10, 2019—CTU President Jesse Sharkey issued the... 
By CTU Communications | April 8, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Lincoln Yards, The '78', TIF, TIFs
Press conference/protest: 4:30PM, Tuesday, April 9 2nd floor, City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle St., Chicago. Protest to follow press conference. Opponents are demanding that public subsidies for both Lincoln Yards and ’78’ projects be scrapped and TIF funds... 
By CTU Communications | April 7, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: John Grayken, Lincoln Yards, Lone Star, Rahm Emanuel, Sterling Bay, TIF, TIFs
Press conference/rally: 4:30PM, Tuesday, April 9 2nd floor, City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle St., Chicago Rally to follow press conference. Mayor-elect Lightfoot must step up opposition to Emanuel’s scheme to jam through TIF handouts, as predatory lender Lone Star is... 
By CTU Communications | March 5, 2019 | News, News Advisory
File under: 46th Ward, Grassroots Collaborative, James Cappleman, Lincoln Yards, Logan Square Neighborhood Association, Rahm Emanuel, tax increment financing, TIF
CPS parents, students and teachers call on 46th Ward Ald. James Cappleman to cancel vote on Lincoln Yards project by rubber stamp City Council and let Chicagoans weigh in on the $1.3 billion decision when they vote in April 2 run-off election.
By ctu communications | April 27, 2018 | News
File under: Grassroots Collaborative, Rahm Emanuel, TIF
Our union’s influence and leadership extends well beyond the city limits. In Arizona, former CTU member Rebecca Garelli is a leader in that state’s struggle by teachers for better pay and more classroom resources. Our union has extended solidarity and support to...By ctu communications | March 12, 2018 | News
File under: Chicago Tribune, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Crime, Englewood, Laquan McDonald, National Teachers Academy, Racism, Rahm Emanuel, TIF
Honoring our students’ voices and rights CPS students around the city held walk-outs and other actions at a number of schools on Wednesday to mark the one-month anniversary of the horrific mass shooting that took the lives of 17 high school students and teachers...By Pavlyn Jankov | July 24, 2015 | Action, Schools, Uncategorized
File under: Budget, downtown, TIF
The city announced the other week that 7 TIFs in the downtown area would be swept for all surplus funds and shut down earlier than planned. TIFs are tax districts that are created to help blighted areas improve by leveraging public tax dollars to promote private... 
