12.09.14
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This report examines...
Library
11.06.14
The Civic Federation's legislative priorities for 2015 include...
09.03.14
Some recent progress has been made when it comes to reducing the number of local governments in Illinois.
The State of Illinois has 6,963 local governments. To provide context to this issue, the table below displays the type and number of local governments in Illinois compared to other...
05.08.14
The consolidation and dissolution of local units of government has been the subject of much discussion recently in Illinois. The purpose of this blog post is to briefly summarize a recent report released by the Illinois Local Government Consolidation Commission and other relevant legislation...
01.27.14
The Civic Federation's legislative priorities for 2014 include public employee pension and...
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As part of our full report on unincorporated Cook County, the Civic Federation compiled profiles of the unincorporated areas in the six townships that contain a majority of the total unincorporated Cook County population: Bremen, Lemont, Leyden, Maine, Northfield and Orland. Understanding more about the unique characteristics of these areas will help County and municipal officials, as well as unincorporated residents, develop plans to incorporate.
Below is a list of terms commonly used in the Civic Federation's Unincorporated Cook County report.
Annexation
Is the extension of municipal boundaries into adjacent unincorporated areas and the corresponding expansion of city services to those newly incorporated areas. In Illinois, municipal governments have the authority to determine and expand their boundaries, subject to the provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code (See 65 ILCS 5/ Illinois Municipal Code).
Equalized Assessed Value
Or EAV, is the taxable value of real property.