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Chicago’s Mayor Johnson suggests CPS borrow to cover pension, contract costs

Chalkbeat ChicagoBy Reema AminJuly 12, 2024Read this article online.

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A Refresher on Chicago’s Revenue Options

Eight months after its formation, the Chicago City Council Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on Revenue held its first…

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Civic Federation Urges Linking Transit Governance Reform With Funding, Calls for Consolidation of Transit Services in Northeastern Illinois

The Civic Federation today released a position paper calling on the Illinois General Assembly to pursue foundational structural reform of Northeastern Illinois’ mass transit systems—…

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Civic Federation Urges Linking Transit Governance Reform With Funding, Calls for Consolidation of Transit Services in Northeastern Illinois

With Northeastern Illinois’ transit agencies facing an estimated $730 million fiscal cliff in FY2026, the Civic Federation calls on the Illinois General Assembly to consolidate the Regional Transportation Authority, Chicago Transit…

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Reforming Mass Transit Governance in the Chicago Region

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Report: Consumer Taxes in Chicago as of Jan. 1, 2024

Click here to read the full report. INTRODUCTIONThis annual report lists and describes selected consumer taxes within the City…

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Civic Federation Releases 2024 Report on Consumer Taxes in Chicago

The Civic Federation today released Consumer Taxes in Chicago: A Compilation of Selected Taxes in Place in the City of Chicago as of January 1, 2024. This annual report lists and describes selected consumer taxes within the City of Chicago…

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Graduated Real Estate Transfer Tax and Bring Chicago Home Proposal: Data and Policy Analysis

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Civic Federation Urges More Information on City's Plans for Use of Bring Chicago Home Funds, Voices Concern Over Graduated Tax's Impact on City's Commercial Sector

Homelessness and housing insecurity in Chicago are crises that must be promptly addressed, but many questions surround the Bring Chicago Home proposal, and the proposed graduated real estate transfer tax poses further risk to a commercial…

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Civic Federation Position Statement on Graduated Real Estate Transfer Tax and Bring Chicago Home Proposal

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