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Taxes and Fees

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Income Tax Delay Could Boost Illinois’ Bill Backlog

Like most states that levy income taxes, Illinois has followed the federal government in…

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Individual Income Tax Structures in Selected States

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Graduated Income Tax Proposal Part II: A Guide to the Illinois Plan

As Illinois voters head to the polls for next week’s Presidential primary, this blog post looks at another major choice that will be on the general election ballot in November: whether to replace the State’s flat-rate income tax with a…

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Governor’s FY2021 Budget Relies on Uncertain Graduated Income Tax Revenues

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker’s second budget proposal avoids many of the pitfalls of his…

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Selected Consumer Taxes in the City of Chicago - 2020

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Report of the Task Force on the Reform of the Cook County Property Tax Appeals Process

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Report of the Task Force on the Reform of the Cook County Property Tax Appeals Process II

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How Will Illinois Spend Cannabis Revenues?

In December the Civic Federation explored how Illinois, its local governments and other states tax recreational cannabis. In this…

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2017 Effective Property Tax Rates in the Collar Counties

The Civic Federation recently released its annual Effective Property Tax Rates report. The report…

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Graduated Income Tax Proposal Part I: Why Does Illinois Have a Flat Income Tax?

More than 50 years after Illinois began taxing residents’ income, voters in 2020 will decide whether the structure of the income tax should undergo a major change. The issue is highly controversial, and the decision will have a long-…