
Giant Transit TIF Unanimously Passes City Council
Clip: 11/30/2016 | 5m 7sVideo has Closed Captions
Why the City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to create a massive TIF district.
In an eleventh hour attempt to secure $1 billion in federal funding, the Chicago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to create a massive new tax increment financing district, or TIF, to fund improvements to the Chicago Transit Authority. Paris Schutz has details.
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Giant Transit TIF Unanimously Passes City Council
Clip: 11/30/2016 | 5m 7sVideo has Closed Captions
In an eleventh hour attempt to secure $1 billion in federal funding, the Chicago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to create a massive new tax increment financing district, or TIF, to fund improvements to the Chicago Transit Authority. Paris Schutz has details.
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