09.18.20
UPDATE : On September 21, the Cook County Health (CCH) Board approved by a vote of eight to three an amended FY2021 proposed budget with $40 million of additional County funding, instead of the $53...
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05.08.20
Revenue estimates presented at the April 29, 2020 meeting of the Cook County...
12.19.19
UPDATE: The Cook County Board passed ordinance 20-0658 , imposing a 3% cannabis retailers’ occupation...
11.04.19
07.12.19
A Commission created to analyze an annual five-year forecast of Cook County revenues held its first meeting in early July. The Cook County Board of...
10.26.18
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The Civic Federation supports Cook...
02.16.18
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner presented his annual budget address on February 14, 2018, outlining his...
10.31.17
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With a projected $200 million loss in revenue for fiscal year 2018 due to the recent repeal of the sweetened beverage tax, the Cook County...
12.21.16
The following are the five most read posts presented by the Civic Federation blog in 2016. These posts examine issues ranging from local government consolidation to pension funding reform.
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10.31.16
The Civic Federation supports Cook County’s proposed FY2017 budget of $4.4 billion because it is reasonable, including expenditure reductions and revenue measures that will balance the County’s...