04.14.22
This blog post presents an overview of the Chicago Transit Authority’s FY2022 operating budget, including a summary of how federal stimulus funds were used to balance the budget, and an update on its recent $350 million debt issuance.
The Chicago Transit Authority, like other transit...
04.08.22
On March 24, 2022, the Civic Federation released its annual analysis and recommendations for the Governor’s proposed...
03.25.22
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This post presents information on residential and commercial effective property tax rates in south Cook County municipalities in tax years...
03.24.22
03.21.22
Click here to read this issue brief online .
SUMMARYThis annual report...
03.18.22
Governor JB Pritzker’s proposed FY2023 State Budget directs funding to a number of public safety initiatives, including funding to implement...
03.03.22
The Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County saw a change in leadership for the first time in 20 years in 2020. The change in administration presented an opportunity for meaningful reform of an office that had been notorious for corruption, delays and substandard constituent...
02.25.22
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker’s fourth budget recommendation proposes taking advantage of a stronger than expected economic recovery to fund supplemental...
02.24.22
02.11.22
The Illinois Property Tax Extension Limitation Law (PTELL) limits the growth of a taxing district’s property tax levy to 5.0% or the rate of inflation, whichever is less. [1] Taxing bodies annually can choose to increase the amount of property tax...
