Commentary: TIF district for the Bears? Resist any urge, Arlington Heights. – Chicago Tribune*

David Greising is president and CEO of the Better Government Association: "TIFs are built on the notion of 'but for.' In other words, without the tax incentive, the development doesn’t happen. And without the developer’s risk capital, the land stands idle. That 'but for' argument would be hard to make for a tract of property in a thriving suburb, within walking distance of a Metra stop, on the kind of flat, open land that developers find inviting."