01.18.19
The Civic Federation recently released its annual Effective Property Tax Rates report , which examines two- and ten-year trends in estimated effective tax rates for residential, commercial and...
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11.08.18
2019 Civic Federation Legislative Priorities The Civic Federation's...
10.26.18
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The Civic Federation supports Cook...
10.03.18
Consumers of liquid nicotine in the City of Chicago will now pay more for liquid nicotine following the passage of Ordinance...
07.13.18
Cook County Clerk David Orr’s office released the 2017 Cook County Tax Rates report on June 20, 2018 and shortly after, Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas mailed the second...
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...
06.14.18
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner presented his FY2019 State budget...
05.31.18
The Illinois Department of Revenue announced last week that the final equalization factor for the Cook County 2017 property assessment year (taxes payable in 2018) is 2.9627.
The 2017...
05.21.18
The Civic Federation released its annual estimate of the full value of property in Cook County this week . The 2016 estimated value of all Cook County real estate was $559.7 billion. The 2016 estimates represent...