03.12.21
The Civic Federation is a non-partisan government research organization working to maximize the quality and cost-effectiveness of government services in the Chicago region and State of Illinois.
Estimated Effective Property Tax Rates 2009-2018: Selected Municipalities in Northeastern Illinois
This report, produced annually by the Civic Federation, estimates the tax year 2018 (taxes payable in 2019) effective rates for Chicago and 28 other selected municipalities in northeastern Illinois....
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An Inventory of Local Governments in Illinois
According to the United States Census of Governments, the State of Illinois has by far the highest number of local governments in any state, at 6,918. However, a Civic Federation analysis of multiple...
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Selected Consumer Taxes in the City of Chicago - 2021
This annual report lists and describes selected consumer taxes within the City of Chicago. For ease of use by non-specialists, the taxes in this report are grouped under the following categories:...
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Estimated Full Value of Real Property in Cook County: 2009-2018
The full market value of real estate in Cook County was nearly $610 billion in tax assessment year 2018. Tax year 2018 is the most recent year for which data are available. The 2018 total value...
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Civic Federation Research on the Fiscal Impact of COVID-19
The Civic Federation is examining the fiscal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the State of Illinois and its local governments. The following are blog posts and other items covering various topics...
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RT @ChiAppleseed: The amendment to #SB583, which makes the Court Clerk's Office subject to the Local Records Act but NOT subject to… https://t.co/qzv7FO2Os3
The Civic Federation
Proposed FY2022 budget: The income tax credit for individuals or businesses that contribute to private school schol… https://t.co/qNAQ2Ba3xD
Blogs
04.09.21
Governor Pritzker’s proposed FY2022 Illinois State Budget includes approximately $932 million in corporate tax changes. These changes increase FY2022 state...
04.01.21
Vehicular hijacking, commonly referred to as carjacking, has become a point of great concern among City and State officials due to an increase in incidents since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The increase in carjackings follows a national trend, although overall crime in Chicago and...
03.25.21
The Civic Federation’s recently released Inventory of Local Governments in Illinois report identified a total of 8,923 units of local government in Illinois. This includes 2,826 general purpose governments and 6,097 special purpose governments...
03.19.21
The Civic Federation recently released its annual Effective Property Tax Rates report , which examines two- and ten-year trends in estimated effective tax rates for residential, commercial and industrial property in selected...
In the News
03.12.21
The News-Gazette
By Jim Dey
One of the unique aspects of a governmental entity going broke is that few notice — or even object — until the ship of state founders.
That’s the way it’s been with...
12.21.20
Chicago Tribune
For more than nine months, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has done an admirable job of steering our state through the most dangerous public health crisis in a century. Unfortunately, the work for which voters...
12.22.20
Crain's Chicago Business
Without action from Washington, any economic recovery will be blunted at best, and our most vulnerable populations and lower- and middle-income folks will bear the brunt of the stagnation....
10.20.20
This election cycle, Illinoisans have been presented with the option of amending the state constitution to allow for a graduated income tax. As proposed, the amendment represents a disappointing...
Tweets by @CivicFederation
RT @ChiAppleseed: The amendment to #SB583, which makes the Court Clerk's Office subject to the Local Records Act but NOT subject to… https://t.co/qzv7FO2Os3
Proposed FY2022 budget: The income tax credit for individuals or businesses that contribute to private school schol… https://t.co/qNAQ2Ba3xD
New on the Civic Federation blog: Governor Pritzker Proposes $932 Million in Corporate Tax Changes in FY2022 State… https://t.co/6bala798KX