Abolish TIFs in Cook County! Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/abolish-tifs-in-cook-county.html Online petition signatures en-us Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:23 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Ms Nancy jONES [Signature #109] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22793157?utm_medium=rss Wed, 30 Jan 2019 05:57:33 UTC 22793157 mr Anonymous [Signature #108] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21263813?utm_medium=rss abolish this tifs. you are just robbing us of our hard earned money...

]]> Wed, 12 Apr 2017 06:26:39 UTC 21263813 Mr Ed Linn [Signature #107] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12482837?utm_medium=rss This TIF abuse has to stop. Republicans should run a candidate for Mayor so we have someone to vote against.

]]> Mon, 2 Apr 2012 10:13:28 UTC 12482837 Mr. Brandon Antoniewicz [Signature #106] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11769652?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Dec 2011 01:42:28 UTC 11769652 Laura Schlegel [Signature #105] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11282806?utm_medium=rss We need Fair Share taxes across the US.

]]> Sun, 9 Oct 2011 04:01:15 UTC 11282806 Ms Sharlean Brooks [Signature #104] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11269781?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 Oct 2011 04:36:51 UTC 11269781 Mark Sulkin [Signature #103] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11263586?utm_medium=rss TIF's help everybody with the exception of the Tax Payer.

]]> Wed, 5 Oct 2011 05:16:11 UTC 11263586 Patrick Pasquini [Signature #102] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11257634?utm_medium=rss Schools need this tax money, not developers and corporations!

]]> Tue, 4 Oct 2011 07:01:48 UTC 11257634 Mr. Anonymous [Signature #101] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11256873?utm_medium=rss Enough of the TIF's! We need less spending, not rerouting of current spending!

]]> Tue, 4 Oct 2011 04:05:26 UTC 11256873 Mr Anonymous [Signature #100] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11256807?utm_medium=rss Tue, 4 Oct 2011 03:53:47 UTC 11256807 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #99] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11191268?utm_medium=rss Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:03:19 UTC 11191268 Dr. Paul Haider [Signature #98] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11176924?utm_medium=rss Dickhead Cheney is still an evil tool and a war criminal who should be in prison!
Paul Haider, Chicago

]]> Sat, 17 Sep 2011 01:07:12 UTC 11176924 Mr. James Christopher [Signature #97] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11176846?utm_medium=rss Sat, 17 Sep 2011 12:45:11 UTC 11176846 Mr John F Kelleher [Signature #96] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10002837?utm_medium=rss TIFs do nothing more than skim our tax dollars, create artificial budget shortfalls causing municipal services and social programs to be are cut back and award back room contracts to political donors and the "connected". It affects our schools, our parks and our infrastructure. If lawmakers want an unaccountable pool of cash for pet projects, tax us for it separately. Call it the slush fund tax.

]]> Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:14:53 UTC 10002837 Mr Brett Pender [Signature #95] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9943870?utm_medium=rss Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:28:20 UTC 9943870 Ms Patricia Yeray [Signature #94] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9406933?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:46:26 UTC 9406933 Ms Katherine Armstrong [Signature #93] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8926629?utm_medium=rss Wed, 17 Nov 2010 02:35:31 UTC 8926629 Frank Rawland [Signature #92] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8844330?utm_medium=rss Sun, 7 Nov 2010 10:22:19 UTC 8844330 Y Starr [Signature #91] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8829913?utm_medium=rss Thu, 4 Nov 2010 04:23:07 UTC 8829913 Mr. Alfredo Garcia [Signature #90] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8826010?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Nov 2010 09:56:37 UTC 8826010 Mrs Laura Ehorn [Signature #89] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8825363?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Nov 2010 07:08:46 UTC 8825363 Ms. marilena marchetti [Signature #88] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8825139?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Nov 2010 06:19:04 UTC 8825139 George Milkowski [Signature #87] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8824897?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Nov 2010 05:33:56 UTC 8824897 Mr Alexander Martinez [Signature #86] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8823916?utm_medium=rss I VOTED ALL GREEN PARTY CANIDATES.
WHAT IS SAD PEOPLE THINK THEY HAVE TO VOTE DEM OR REP.
WHEN WILL THEY WAKE UP AND QUIT BEING SCARED.
YOU NEED SOMEONE WITH BIG BUCKS AND MOXY TO HELP YOUR PARTY.
IS THERE ANYONE RUNNING FOR THE MAYOR OF CHICAGO FROM GREEN PARTY.
MY SUGGESTION: MAKE SURE THE PERSON IS A VETERAN, IS A HALF BREED--POLE/MEX 2 NATIONALITES THAT DOMINATE CHICAGO AND SPEAKS LIKE A CHICAGOAN. IF ITS A MAN PROJECT 50% OF THE VOTE IF A WOMAN 60%, FOCUS ON ASIANS FOR THE WIN

]]> Wed, 3 Nov 2010 02:39:09 UTC 8823916 Jesse Mumm [Signature #85] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8823905?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Nov 2010 02:37:46 UTC 8823905 Sara Spitz [Signature #84] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8823702?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Nov 2010 02:08:23 UTC 8823702 Mr. Craig Althage [Signature #83] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8823264?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Nov 2010 12:58:25 UTC 8823264 ms mary pat gerard [Signature #82] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8823226?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Nov 2010 12:47:18 UTC 8823226 Mr. James L. Christopher [Signature #81] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8822944?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Nov 2010 11:59:18 UTC 8822944 Stelios Valavanis [Signature #80] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8822707?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Nov 2010 11:18:03 UTC 8822707 Mr Stanley Bartkus [Signature #79] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8822575?utm_medium=rss I want to abolish the TIF's.

]]> Wed, 3 Nov 2010 10:50:06 UTC 8822575 Mr. Warren Linden [Signature #78] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8822560?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Nov 2010 10:47:52 UTC 8822560 Joan Levin [Signature #77] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8822488?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Nov 2010 10:34:48 UTC 8822488 Mr Robert Kempa [Signature #76] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8821957?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Nov 2010 08:41:10 UTC 8821957 Andres Hernandez [Signature #75] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8821844?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Nov 2010 08:17:43 UTC 8821844 Bill Glader [Signature #74] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8821643?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Nov 2010 07:30:55 UTC 8821643 Mr. Ed Linn [Signature #73] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8821381?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Nov 2010 06:20:43 UTC 8821381 Sam Holloway [Signature #72] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8821295?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Nov 2010 05:59:07 UTC 8821295 Greg Burnet [Signature #71] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8821282?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Nov 2010 05:56:19 UTC 8821282 Sharon Pierson [Signature #70] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8808377?utm_medium=rss Mon, 1 Nov 2010 10:28:22 UTC 8808377 Ms. S. Michel [Signature #69] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8806185?utm_medium=rss Sun, 31 Oct 2010 09:22:22 UTC 8806185 Mr. Brian Costin [Signature #68] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8805938?utm_medium=rss Stop slush funds for politicians. Instead of TIF district lets have low tax enterprise zones instead.

]]> Sun, 31 Oct 2010 07:46:16 UTC 8805938 Mr David Jenkins [Signature #67] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8805882?utm_medium=rss Sun, 31 Oct 2010 07:26:51 UTC 8805882 Ms. Rita Maniotis [Signature #66] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8805271?utm_medium=rss Sun, 31 Oct 2010 04:18:02 UTC 8805271 Ms. Anonymous [Signature #65] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8805186?utm_medium=rss Sun, 31 Oct 2010 03:53:43 UTC 8805186 Marsha Bukala [Signature #64] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8805005?utm_medium=rss Sun, 31 Oct 2010 02:58:02 UTC 8805005 Mark Stewart [Signature #63] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8804986?utm_medium=rss Sun, 31 Oct 2010 02:52:35 UTC 8804986 Mrs. Peggy Manfredi [Signature #62] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8804942?utm_medium=rss Sun, 31 Oct 2010 02:41:14 UTC 8804942 ms Lillian Beams [Signature #61] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8804933?utm_medium=rss Sun, 31 Oct 2010 02:38:50 UTC 8804933 Ms Laura Louzader [Signature #60] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8796820?utm_medium=rss Stop the destruction of Cook County homeowners and stop the TIF and RIF. We shouldn't be taxed out of our homes to hand millions of dollars to well-connected crony developers and businesses.

]]> Fri, 29 Oct 2010 03:30:29 UTC 8796820 Mr. Michael Luckenbach [Signature #59] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8790589?utm_medium=rss Thu, 28 Oct 2010 07:40:41 UTC 8790589 Ms Patricia Yera [Signature #58] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8782896?utm_medium=rss Tue, 26 Oct 2010 02:33:17 UTC 8782896 Mr Patrick O'Hara [Signature #57] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8774117?utm_medium=rss TIFs must go away

]]> Mon, 25 Oct 2010 05:03:03 UTC 8774117 Ms Tina Kounelas [Signature #56] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8773096?utm_medium=rss Sun, 24 Oct 2010 11:36:46 UTC 8773096 Mr Kevin Perez [Signature #55] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8773002?utm_medium=rss TIFs need to go!

]]> Sun, 24 Oct 2010 10:56:58 UTC 8773002 Mr Aldermanic Candidate Alberto Bocanegra [Signature #54] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8772990?utm_medium=rss Sun, 24 Oct 2010 10:50:41 UTC 8772990 Anne Sullivan [Signature #53] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8772087?utm_medium=rss Sun, 24 Oct 2010 05:46:29 UTC 8772087 Matthew Moran [Signature #52] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8756995?utm_medium=rss Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:56:27 UTC 8756995 mr, dale larson [Signature #51] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8722328?utm_medium=rss with the ongoing financial hardships property owners are dealing with, no one has the right to divert any funds from from the taxes paid on a parcel for any other purpose!

]]> Fri, 15 Oct 2010 05:40:04 UTC 8722328 Mr. James Christopher [Signature #50] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8719206?utm_medium=rss Thu, 14 Oct 2010 09:51:15 UTC 8719206 Mr Allan Marshall [Signature #49] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8708583?utm_medium=rss Let's abolish TIFs NOW, so that future generations of politicians can't overtax us the way they have been with countless ones which only benefit certain politicians, and connected friends and developers.

]]> Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:44:26 UTC 8708583 Mr. Brian Thomas [Signature #48] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8700949?utm_medium=rss To all concerned, TIF's have done little to help the original intended target areas and have siphoned off hundreds of millions of dollars from schools. Resulting in the sacrificing of our children's futures

]]> Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:03:59 UTC 8700949 Susan Osada [Signature #47] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8641561?utm_medium=rss Tue, 5 Oct 2010 07:30:00 UTC 8641561 MR Victor Satas [Signature #46] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8629983?utm_medium=rss Abolish any Tax Increment Finance Districts in Cook County

]]> Mon, 4 Oct 2010 04:24:41 UTC 8629983 Mr. Richard Freund [Signature #45] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8618903?utm_medium=rss To my knowledge, TIF funds are poorly controled and the TIF area tax can go on for decades.

This is a gift to local polititions to improve areas with your money and then claim credit.

The concept was good but the program is not.

]]> Sat, 2 Oct 2010 03:02:20 UTC 8618903 Mr. Lucky Mosqueda [Signature #44] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8596735?utm_medium=rss Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:32:37 UTC 8596735 Benjamin Riwe [Signature #43] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8595454?utm_medium=rss Tue, 28 Sep 2010 07:02:06 UTC 8595454 Mr. Craig Althage [Signature #42] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8595404?utm_medium=rss TIFs screw the people and go into the Mayor's secret discretionary fund.

]]> Tue, 28 Sep 2010 06:49:30 UTC 8595404 Mr Vidal Cruz [Signature #41] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8595340?utm_medium=rss Tue, 28 Sep 2010 06:37:54 UTC 8595340 Ms. Anonymous [Signature #40] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8595101?utm_medium=rss Tue, 28 Sep 2010 05:44:20 UTC 8595101 Mark Hoffman [Signature #39] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8594991?utm_medium=rss There is not question that TIF funding has been misused for political gain or favors and is well out of balance with what the intent and need is. Had our real estate bills correctly reflected the true cost of the TIF to taxpayers, the TIF would have been gone a long time ago. At minimum start including the cost of TIFs in every bill. Next abolish it entirely or create an "independent" review board that has full authority over the funds and not individuals who can abuse its intent.

]]> Tue, 28 Sep 2010 05:21:29 UTC 8594991 Mr Dennis Cooper [Signature #38] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8594696?utm_medium=rss Tue, 28 Sep 2010 04:28:56 UTC 8594696 Mrs. Teresa Sanchez [Signature #37] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8587632?utm_medium=rss Mon, 27 Sep 2010 01:32:34 UTC 8587632 Ms Antonie Parker [Signature #36] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8586432?utm_medium=rss 'Bout time. Particularly important for Cook County: the Cook County rep voting on the Village of Lyons TIF 3 - which had to change the financial numbers because the original Kane McKenna report was totally flawed - brageed how he "wasn't good with numbers". This is OUR money we are talking about. Time to stop the diversion of public fund into the greedy maws of the politically connected, the never-ending parade of consultants, and the primary enablers, the municipal lawyers.

]]> Mon, 27 Sep 2010 08:26:48 UTC 8586432 Mr. James L. Christopher [Signature #35] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8583357?utm_medium=rss Stop stealing our tax money

]]> Sun, 26 Sep 2010 01:13:12 UTC 8583357 Paul Bonilla [Signature #34] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8582141?utm_medium=rss Any remaining dollars in TIF accounts be distributed to the local units of government that would've gotten those property tax revenues in the first place, or refunded to the taxpayer

]]> Sun, 26 Sep 2010 06:46:24 UTC 8582141 Anonymous [Signature #33] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8581429?utm_medium=rss Need to get taxes in line and to keep them low, so that we can afford them or upgrade.

]]> Sun, 26 Sep 2010 12:12:58 UTC 8581429 Mr. David Jenkins [Signature #32] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8581231?utm_medium=rss Abolish TIF-districts forever...

]]> Sat, 25 Sep 2010 09:46:43 UTC 8581231 Ms. Timothea Papas [Signature #31] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8581206?utm_medium=rss Sat, 25 Sep 2010 09:37:31 UTC 8581206 Mr John Moore [Signature #30] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8581108?utm_medium=rss TIF is a Daley scam.

]]> Sat, 25 Sep 2010 08:33:49 UTC 8581108 Ms Francine Wendorff [Signature #29] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8581066?utm_medium=rss I know what happened to my tax money. It was given to a " developer" on behalf of the wealthiest University in the country.The U of C. If they want development i.e. a hotel let them pay for it.

]]> Sat, 25 Sep 2010 07:57:19 UTC 8581066 Mr. Andrew Rowlas [Signature #28] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8581013?utm_medium=rss Sat, 25 Sep 2010 07:08:29 UTC 8581013 Larry Redmond [Signature #27] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8567597?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Sep 2010 09:28:02 UTC 8567597 Dr. Lora Chamberlain [Signature #26] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8550796?utm_medium=rss We also need a Forensic Audit of each and every TIF fund so we can sue to get our money back if overspending, illegal spending and kickbacks can be found.

]]> Sun, 19 Sep 2010 11:50:22 UTC 8550796 Carla Tomino [Signature #25] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8544708?utm_medium=rss Sat, 18 Sep 2010 02:13:51 UTC 8544708 Carol Senderowitz [Signature #24] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8544648?utm_medium=rss Sat, 18 Sep 2010 02:00:57 UTC 8544648 Ms Patricia Yery [Signature #23] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8544540?utm_medium=rss Sat, 18 Sep 2010 01:28:03 UTC 8544540 Paul Avery [Signature #22] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8526818?utm_medium=rss End the Mayors private slush fund!

]]> Wed, 15 Sep 2010 06:17:11 UTC 8526818 Mr. Anonymous [Signature #21] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8487853?utm_medium=rss Sun, 12 Sep 2010 03:02:16 UTC 8487853 Mr Robert Thomas [Signature #20] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8485938?utm_medium=rss Sat, 11 Sep 2010 04:23:31 UTC 8485938 Ms Fabiola Perez [Signature #19] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8471505?utm_medium=rss Thu, 9 Sep 2010 10:45:38 UTC 8471505 Mr Michael Adams [Signature #18] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8471390?utm_medium=rss TIF are sweetheart deals

]]> Thu, 9 Sep 2010 09:52:34 UTC 8471390 Mr Gerardo Arroyo [Signature #17] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8470810?utm_medium=rss Thu, 9 Sep 2010 06:13:33 UTC 8470810 Ms Cristine Pope [Signature #16] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8470477?utm_medium=rss Thu, 9 Sep 2010 04:31:49 UTC 8470477 Stelios Valavanis [Signature #15] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8463992?utm_medium=rss Wed, 8 Sep 2010 12:35:15 UTC 8463992 Jan Boudart [Signature #14] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8460289?utm_medium=rss TIFs are just another program to transfer money into the control of the non-poor. Our money is constantly routed into the hands of irresponsible political entities. I have been against TIFs since they were first declared. What citizens of Chicago ever had a chance to vote for them?

]]> Tue, 7 Sep 2010 10:29:40 UTC 8460289 Mr. Anonymous [Signature #13] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8460196?utm_medium=rss Tue, 7 Sep 2010 10:03:29 UTC 8460196 Ms Kathy Cummings [Signature #12] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8459134?utm_medium=rss Sounds like a sophisticated shell-game!

]]> Tue, 7 Sep 2010 07:58:25 UTC 8459134 Ms Lisa Guzman [Signature #11] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8459117?utm_medium=rss Tue, 7 Sep 2010 07:53:02 UTC 8459117 Mr` Isboset Gonzalez [Signature #10] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8459111?utm_medium=rss Tue, 7 Sep 2010 07:51:01 UTC 8459111