06.04.18
The Illinois General Assembly passed a budget for fiscal year 2019 on May 31, 2018 and Governor Rauner signed it into law on June 4, 2018. The Institute for Illinois' Fiscal Sustainability has...
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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...
05.24.18
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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...
05.11.18
Following major policy changes and calls for increased public disclosure, detailed quarterly information about Cook County bond court orders and outcomes is now available online.
Chief Judge Timothy Evans’ Office began posting the new data on the...
05.09.18
Click here to read the full report.
The Civic Federation’s...
05.04.18
The Civic Federation co-hosted a conference with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago on April 17, 2018 entitled, “Navigating Pension Reform: What Lies Ahead?” Experts, practitioners and...
04.27.18
Short-term or current liabilities are financial obligations that must be satisfied within one year. They can include short-term debt, accounts payable, accrued payroll and other current liabilities.
This blog post presents five-year trends for: 1) total short-term liabilities in the...
04.20.18
The Civic Federation has long supported the development of a consensus revenue forecast for the State of Illinois. Public finance experts...