This report compares effective property tax rates in selected communities around metropolitan Chicago and finds that while all communities’ effective tax rates increased in 2008, rates have...
This report provides estimates of the total market value of real property in Cook County from 1999-2008 and shows how property value is spread among the City of Chicago, the northern and the...
This report analyzes basic financial data on ten major local government employee pension funds in Cook County. It is intended to provide lawmakers, pension trustees, pension fund members and...