10.19.04
This table provides an estimate of the total market value of property in Cook County and shows how property value is spread among the City of Chicago, the northern and the southern suburbs. In tax...
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10.18.04
This report analyzes the potential financial impact if Illinois were to come into compliance with the Streamlined Sales Tax Agreement. It projects both potential revenue increases from taxing...
09.27.04
The Civic Federation was concerned about the lack of transparency of this proposal. It questioned the rationale for approving $100 million in proposed projects without producing a Capital...
09.24.04
The Civic Federation supported the Tollway's plan to rebuild the toll road system and construct an I-355 south extension by raising tolls for trucks and non-I-PASS users. Unlike past proposals,...
08.09.04
The Civic Federation supported granting the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) the authority to manage stormwater in Cook County, but opposed exempting the proposed...
08.01.04
This issue brief provides a "plain English" description of how GASB 34 has increased transparency in government financial reporting. It is illustrated with examples from the City of Chicago's...
05.25.04
Civic Federation President Laurence Msall is a member of the Governor's 2004 Pension Commission. The Civic Federation opposes the pension funding options recommended in the Commision's Interim...
05.03.04
The Civic Federation supported the Governor's rejection of any broad-based tax increases but opposed the proposal to reduce pension funding by $527 million to balance the budget. It urged the...
04.13.04
The Civic Federation supported some of the resolutions before the Northeastern Illinois Regional Transportation Task Force. It urged the Task Force to consider the criteria of sound fiscal policy...
03.08.04
The Civic Federation's legislative priorities for 2004 include the Suburban Cook County Tuberculosis Sanitarium District, property tax assessment appeals, Neighborhood Preservation Homeowners'...