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Citizen Advocacy Center

MONITORING GOVERNMENT ACTIVITY

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Documents related to Government Monitoring:

Tax Increment Financing:
Property Tax Diversion
or Property Tax Surcharge?


​Raising the Bar for Economic Development: Tax Increment Financing & Civic Engagement

HB 2418 - Rulemaking  & Implementation Recommendations


Elmhurst TIF 4

Making Public Participation Legal (includes the two Model documents below)

Model State Public
Participation Act

Model Municipal Public Participation Ordinance

View Videos of IL Public Participation Law from May 6, 2013 on this page or at the following links:

Part 1: Terry & Pete http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB7hFfGs3Dc

Part 2: Maryam, Matt starts at 16:00 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14dp0UVFarg

Part 3: Matt, Q&A starts at 12:36 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc0ZjUBjkpY

Part 4: Q&A, online + convincing public officials http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omPCH0pXMg4

Part 5: Q&A, final thoughts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBGGUZrEGUY




OTHER CAC PROJECTS:
  • Answering Questions of Public Concern
  • Civic Empowerment Zone
  • Journalism and Citizen Open Government Trainings
  • Midwest Open Government Project
CAC holds open the doors of government by monitoring government meetings, making recommendations that increase accountability and transparency, and taking action to remove anti-democratic policies and procedures. The Center will litigate, only as a last resort and on behalf of select citizen causes, to hold public bodies accountable.

The following are examples of CAC’s government monitoring activity:

  • Ensuring adherence to the Open Meetings Act;
  • Ensuring government body compliance with the Freedom of Information Act;
  • Investigating procurement policies; and 
  • Monitoring campaign contributions.

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