06.29.18
Beginning in August 2018, establishments with liquor licenses in unincorporated areas of Cook County will be able to offer video gaming on automated gambling machines based on an ordinance amendment passed by the Cook County Board of Commissioners earlier this month. Video gaming refers to...
11.23.16
The Civic Federation recently released its second report that examines the unincorporated areas in Cook County.
In the report, the Civic Federation identified a number of issues...
09.28.16
The Civic Federation recently released a report that examines unincorporated areas in Cook County. This report builds on an...
09.22.16
This report provides a comprehensive examination of all unincorporated areas in Cook County. It builds extensively on a 2014 report by...
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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01.21.15
The Civic Federation’s recent report profiling six townships in Cook County with the largest unincorporated population examined...
01.07.15
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...
12.23.14
Cook County’s unincorporated areas account for 125.8 square miles, or 13.1% of the County’s total land area. (Of that land area, 60.26% is located within a forest preserve.) Residents of these areas rely on the County to provide municipal services such as law enforcement, building and zoning,...
12.11.14
The Civic Federation’s recent report profiling unincorporated areas in six townships within Cook County examines issues related to annexing...
12.09.14
To view a mobile friendly version of this report, click here .
This report examines...
