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Ten-Year Trend Shows Increase in Effective Property Tax Rates for Cook County Communities

The Civic Federation recently released its annual Effective Property Tax Rates report, which examines two- and ten-year trends in estimated…

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Estimated Effective Property Tax Rates 2007-2016: Selected Municipalities in Northeastern Illinois

Click here to read the full report.…

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Civic Federation 2019 Legislative Priorities

2019 Civic Federation Legislative PrioritiesThe Civic Federation's legislative priorities for 2019 …

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Cook County FY2019 Executive Budget Recommendation: Analysis and Recommendations

Click here to read the full report. The Civic Federation supports Cook County’s proposed FY2019 budget of $5.9 billion…

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City of Chicago Increases Tax on Liquid Nicotine Products

Consumers of liquid nicotine in the City of Chicago will now pay more for liquid nicotine following the passage of…

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2017 Cook County Property Taxes Rates Report Released and Second Installment Property Tax Bills Mailed

Cook County Clerk David Orr’s office released the 2017 Cook County Tax Rates report on June 20, 2018 and shortly after…

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Cook County Board Expands Video Gaming into Unincorporated Areas

Beginning in August 2018, establishments with liquor licenses in unincorporated areas of Cook County will be able to offer video gaming on automated gambling machines based on an ordinance amendment passed by the Cook County Board of…

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Update: How the State of Illinois FY2019 Enacted Budget Will Affect Local Governments

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner presented his…

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The Final 2017 Cook County Equalization Factor is 2.9627

The Illinois Department of Revenue announced last week that the final equalization factor for the Cook County 2017 property assessment…

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Estimated Full Value of Real Estate in Cook County Continues to Recover

The Civic Federation released its annual estimate of the full value of property in Cook County this week. The 2016 estimated value of all Cook County real…