11.13.14
The Civic Federation supports Cook County’s proposed FY2015 operating budget of $3.7 billion for holding the property tax levy relatively flat and not including any new fines or fees....
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08.14.14
The Civic Federation today released its annual estimate of the full value of real estate in Chicago and the Cook County suburbs. After the rate of decline in estimated property values slowed for the County as a whole in 2011, the rate of decline increased again in 2012. Tax year 2012 is the most...
07.03.14
On June 26, 2014, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle issued a preliminary budget forecast for fiscal year 2015 , which begins on December 1, 2014. The...
06.26.14
Last week Cook County Clerk David Orr announced upcoming changes to property tax bills that will allow residential and business taxpayers with...
06.11.14
Cook County is a home rule government with three primary responsibilities: collecting tax and fee revenue, protecting public health through the administration of a public health and hospital system and ensuring public safety and justice through the operation of a jail and court system. The main...
01.22.14
Since the Civic Federation’s last blog on changes to taxes imposed on tobacco purchases, Chicago area local governments have increased tobacco tax rates, which will have an impact on Chicago...
01.15.14
As a follow-up to the Capital Planning Overview , this blog post summarizes information contained in the Civic Federation’s FY2014 budget analyses to compare how well the capital improvement...
01.08.14
Last month the Civic Federation released its annual estimate of the full value of real estate in Chicago and the Cook County suburbs . After four straight years of significant drops in estimated...