It’s hard to disagree with Gov. J.B. Pritzker that the 1 percent sales tax levied on groceries in Illinois — to benefit local governments, not the state — is a
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Nearly 200 tax increment financing districts created in 64 suburbs collected almost $300 million last year intended to spur development in those towns, but critics argue TIF districts divert revenue from other taxing bodies and make scrutiny of tax-spending decisions more difficult.