Column: Spiking property values create TIF windfalls for many Southland towns – Daily Southtown*

"Overall TIF revenues from south and west suburbs shot up 28% this year, Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough said Thursday. Yarbrough said a homeowner asked her about TIF revenue during an outreach event last weekend in the south suburbs. 'I was asked that question, ‘How do we hold our municipalities accountable?’' Yarbrough said. 'They’re kind of bewildered.'"