05.10.22
Update (May 11, 2022) : The Cook County Finance Committee deferred the ordinance that would increase Cook County elected officials’ salaries and will hold a separate special meeting later this month to discuss the ordinance. This action was taken following a...
05.05.22
The Civic Federation recently released its annual estimate of the full value of property in Cook County in tax year 2019 . While the Federation’s estimate of the full value has grown each year since the trough in 2012,...
05.03.22
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
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04.08.22
On March 24, 2022, the Civic Federation released its annual analysis and recommendations for the Governor’s proposed...
04.01.22
The Illinois Cannabis Social Equity Program was created as part of the 2019 Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (CRTA), which legalized recreational adult use cannabis in Illinois. The program was intended to offer disadvantaged people and communities of color disproportionately impacted by the war...
03.25.22
This post presents information on residential and commercial effective property tax rates in south Cook County municipalities in tax years 2005, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017 and 2019. These 84 municipalities are all located in the South Cook County Assessment Triad....
03.24.22
03.21.22
Click here to read this issue brief online .
SUMMARYThis annual report...
