Civic Federation Blog Archive: September 2011

09.28.11

Cook County FY2012 Budget Process

Cook County’s fiscal year begins on December 1 and ends on November 30. The Civic Federation believes that all governments should adopt a budget at least one month in advance of the start of the fiscal year. For the County, that would be a November 1 budget adoption. In addition, the public...

09.22.11

2010 Cook County Property Tax Rates Are Out

Cook County Clerk David Orr’s office today released the 2010 Cook County Tax Rates Report. The report lists property tax rates for all taxing districts in Cook County and provides sample composite rates for many municipalities. The composite rate is the total tax rate that appears on a tax...

09.14.11

What Causes Property Tax Bills to Increase or Decrease?

The Cook County Treasurer’s Office has announced that the second installment of 2010 property taxes is expected to be due in the first week of November. The exact date will not be known until the Cook County Clerk publishes the new composite tax rates later in September. The Treasurer needs...

09.07.11

Updated Report Explains Effect of TIF on Cook County Local Governments

Today the Civic Federation published an update to its primer The Cook County Property Tax Extension Process: A Primer on Levies, Tax Caps, Tax Bills and the Effects of Tax Increment Financing Districts. The update adds additional years of data when available and provides an enhanced explanation of...