State of Illinois

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How Will Illinois Tax Recreational Cannabis?

UPDATE: The Cook County Board passed ordinance 20…

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State Pension Contributions Grab a Large Share of Illinois’ Budget—But Just How Large?

A recent report shows that Illinois’ statutorily required contributions to its five pension funds are expected to total $9.8 billion in the upcoming…

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Proposed Tier 2 Pension Changes Raise Questions about Long-Term Costs

For more than a decade, the Civic Federation has strongly supported consolidation of hundreds of police and fire…

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Does the Graduated Income Tax Plan Help Local Governments?

Supporters of a graduated income tax have emphasized its potential to stabilize the State of Illinois’ shaky finances and reduce pressure on local…

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What is a PTELL Referendum and How Does it Work?

In the State of Illinois, non-home rule units of government located in counties subject to the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law (PTELL) are limited in the size of their annual property tax extension to 5% or the increase in the…

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Medicaid Panel Urges Review of Hospital Detox Services for Opioid Addiction

A key Illinois Medicaid panel has recommended that the State move away from costly and often ineffective…

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Illinois Enacted FY2020 Budget Part II: The Rebuild Illinois Capital Plan

In an earlier blog post, the Civic Federation analyzed the FY2020 budget enacted by the General Assembly. At the time, the…

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Illinois’ Pension Buyout Savings Far Less than Expected

A new pension buyout plan designed to save hundreds of millions of dollars for the State of Illinois in the fiscal year that just ended actually generated relatively…

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New Illinois Health Insurer Tax to Generate $1.1 Billion in Federal Revenues

Amid the frenzied activity at the end of the Illinois General Assembly’s spring session, a little-noticed tax on health…

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The Property Tax Appeal Board Backlog: A History and Recommendations

Click here to read the full report.Click here to read the press release…