March 31, 2011
In December 2009 the Cook County Board of Commissioners voted to roll back a one percentage point County sales tax increase by half. The Civic Federation opposed the 2008 sales tax hike as unnecessary and repeatedly called for its repeal, most recently in its analysis of the FY2010 Cook County budget. The Federation noted that the County should not have increased the tax burden on consumers without first making a serious attempt to rein in spending and improve efficiency.