In a discussion by journalists Dave Glowacz and Ben Joravsky, Dave and Ben inspect audio from several October 2021 meetings of the Chicago City Council.

The city of Chicago proposes to dramatically increase the life and expenditures of the Near North tax-increment financing district.

In a discussion by journalists Dave Glowacz and Ben Joravsky, Dave and Ben scrutinized January 2021's meetings of the Chicago City Council finance committee, public safety committee, and the full council.

In an audio interview, Dave Glowacz talked about ideas for the city of Chicago's 2021 budget with former city budget director Paul Vallas.

In an interview by Ben Joravsky with Dave Glowacz on the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky Show, Dave and Ben deconstructed audio from October 2020's meetings of the Chicago City Council finance committee, and the full council.

In an interview by Ben Joravsky with Dave Glowacz on the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky Show, Ben and Dave react to audio from 2020's August and September meetings of the full Chicago City Council.

In an interview by Ben Joravsky with Dave Glowacz on the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky Show, Ben and Dave comment on aldermanic and mayoral ripostes at the May 2020 meeting of the full Chicago City Council.

The Chicago City Council approved tax-increment financing for Mayor Lori Lightfoot's INVEST South/West initiative, but aldermen in affected wards aren't on board.

In an interview by Ben Joravsky with Dave Glowacz on the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky Show, Dave and Ben listen to aldermanic harangues at the Chicago City Council's last public hearing before the city's "shelter in place" edict.

Funding for Mayor Lori Lightfoot's INVEST South/West project moved to full City Council approval, but with aldermanic hurdles along the way.

The administration of Mayor Lori Lightfoot revealed that it's working to delay the expiration of 13 tax-increment financing districts citywide.

In an interview by Ben Joravsky with Dave Glowacz on the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky Show, Ben and Dave discussed the City Council's divided approval of Mayor Lori Lightfoot's 2020 budget.

Audio of Chicagoans who gave Mayor Lori Lightfoot their advice and pleas at budget town halls that took place in September and October of 2019.

The Chicago City Council Office of Financial Analysis has made its first-ever public analysis of the city's annual Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.

In an interview by Ben Joravsky with Dave Glowacz on the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky Show, Dave and Ben discussed the Lightfoot administration's defense of tax-increment financing in general, and the Cortland/Chicago River TIF district in particular.

A report from the Chicago mayor's office details the ways in which city departments defer to "aldermanic prerogative".

A writer at the Citizen Advocacy Center unpacks a "diversion thesis" that's common canon among TIF critics.

In an interview by Ben Joravsky with Dave Glowacz on the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky Show, Dave describes his recent reporting on megadevelopments and Lincoln Yards.

A study has found that publicly funded incentives such as property tax abatements and investment tax credits are "linked with worse overall fiscal health" for the state and local jurisdictions that employ them.

The study, from researchers at North Carolina State University, took a comprehensive look at all incentives offered in 32 states from 1990 to 2015.

Report: "You Don't Always Get What You Want: The Effect of Financial Incentives on State Fiscal Health" (North Carolina State University)

Elements of the proposed Lincoln Yards complex, which shifted repeatedly prior to its City Council approval this year, continue to change.