02.10.21
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02.26.20
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01.10.20
Annually the Civic Federation releases a report on consumer taxes in the City of Chicago. Consumer taxes are tied to the use or consumption of certain goods and services that can be charged directly to consumers through retail transactions or passed onto consumers by businesses or governments....
12.19.19
UPDATE: The Cook County Board passed ordinance 20-0658 , imposing a 3% cannabis retailers’ occupation...
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...
10.03.18
Consumers of liquid nicotine in the City of Chicago will now pay more for liquid nicotine following the passage of Ordinance...
02.17.17
The Cook County Circuit Court recently ruled that the City of Chicago cannot tax other tobacco products according to Illinois state law. The City’s home rule tax on these products was expected to bring in $6.0 million in revenue.
Other tobacco products (OTP) include the following non-...
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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06.23.16
In April 2016, the Illinois Department of Revenue announced that it discovered a misallocation totaling an estimated $168 million in extra Personal Property Replacement Taxes (PPRT)...
12.30.15
The following are the five most read posts presented by the Civic Federation blog in 2015. These posts examine a number of closely followed local government issues, ranging from City and County taxes to Chicago pension debt.
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