05.03.22
This report provides an estimate of the full market value of property in Cook County between tax years 2010 and 2019 using data provided by the Cook County Assessor and the Illinois Department of...
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Event co-chairs Carol Lavin Bernick, Michelle Collins, Lester Crown, Adam L. Hoeflich, Mark Hoppe, Andrew J. McKenna, John W. Rogers, Jr., Maurice Smith and Jennifer W. Steans are pleased to...
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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...
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Governor JB Pritzker’s proposed fiscal year 2023 budget benefits from extraordinary revenue growth as the State has recovered strongly from the pandemic, with surpluses projected for both FY2022 and...
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This annual report lists and describes selected consumer taxes within the City of Chicago. For ease of use by non-specialists, the taxes in this report are grouped under the following categories:...
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In each of Illinois’ 102 counties, circuit court clerk offices collect and manage the payments of fines, fees, assessments and court costs across all circuit court divisions and distribute those...
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05.27.22
On April 9, 2022 the Illinois General Assembly passed the three bills that comprise the FY2023 budget and FY2022 supplemental appropriations. On April 19 the Governor signed the bills into law. The FY2023 budget was passed nearly two months earlier than in previous years because the State’s...
05.20.22
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has selected Bally’s Corporation to develop a mega casino in the River West neighborhood at the site of the Chicago Tribune’s current printing plant at Chicago and Halsted Avenues. In addition to the casino, Bally’s proposes the development of a theater, an outdoor...
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,...
04.28.22
Two weeks ago, in a scene reminiscent of a Faber...
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03.24.22
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09.13.21
The Illinois Supreme Court and the Civic Federation today announced the results of a report on the elimination of cash bail and the effect it will have on counties throughout Illinois.
The...
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