04-06-25 Tom Tresser discusses the impact of TIFs in Orland Park and Aurora

04-06-25 Tom Tresser discusses the impact of TIFs in Orland Park and Aurora

Ray Hanania on Politics Podcast S8 Ep 4 04-06-25

Sunday April 6, 2025 and I am talking with Tom Tresser anexpert on TIFs, Tax Increment Financing Districts … and the impact TIFs had in the outcomes of two major suburban elections, the defeat of Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau by Jim Dodge and the defeat of Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin by Alderman John Laesch …

Pekau and Irvin were abusers of TIFs and the issue surfacedduring both elections to impact the outcomes

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