TIF districts have attracted much criticism.

Some question whether TIF districts actually serve their resident populations.

The group also researched and analyzed the expansion of Chicago's TIF districts.

A few years and another TIF district later, developers built the Hampton Inn immediately west of the Drury.

The Village of Bartonville has established the entire property as a TIF district to encourage further growth and development of the property.

"Retail development, especially large-format retail, is the most coveted kind for a TIF district."

The TIF district is a chance for the village to increase the quality of life with new houses and incentives for improving houses that are in disrepair.

Village Board members described establishing the TIF district as a roll of the dice.

This important transparency ordinance places information about the City's expenditure of tax dollars raised in TIF districts that was previously obscured to the public.

The $5 million became $7 million in January 2007 with additional funds from the city's TIF district.