As Tifs Keep Collecting Tax Dollars Schools Face More Cuts

At about the same time that Tom Tresser was releasing his annual TIF-take report, I was on the phone with a south-side resident who was telling me about the city’s inability to adequately fund her child’s grammar school.

While you may think those funds are going to things like schools, parks, and the county, the TIF money—about $412 million this year—gets diverted into bank accounts largely controlled by the mayor.

So much for transparency in the era of Mayor Emanuel.

So tough luck, kiddies.

All of which brings me back to Jeanette Taylor, who’s a member of the local school council at Mollison Elementary, at 4415 S. King Drive.

The school stands to lose at least two teachers and a counselor.