Candidates running for Chicago school board have different views on how to account for TIF surpluses in the district’s annual budget.
Tax increment financing
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A ‘Backdoor Loophole’ is Pushing Up Property Taxes With Little Accountability
An obscure financing tool is quietly raising property taxes to pay for a growing range of spending, an Illinois Answers Project and Mansueto Institute analysis found.
