11.13.19
The Civic Federation is a non-partisan government research organization working to maximize the quality and cost-effectiveness of government services in the Chicago region and State of Illinois.
Candidate Forum: Clerk of the Cook County Circuit Court
The Civic Federation is pleased to partner with the Union League Club of Chicago to co-host a forum featuring the Candidates for Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County.
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City of Chicago FY2020 Proposed Budget: Analysis and Recommendations
The Civic Federation supports Mayor Lightfoot’s proposed FY2020 local funds budget of approximately $9.9 billion, but with several significant concerns. Entering FY2020 Mayor Lightfoot faced a...
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Estimated Effective Property Tax Rates 2008-2017: Selected Municipalities in Northeastern Illinois
Effective property tax rates are a measure of property tax burden for homeowners and businesses. They translate the tax rates on property tax bills into rates that reflect the percentage of full...
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Wondering how Illinois will spend its revenue from taxing recreational cannabis? Blog post explains: https://t.co/pr9KzZIFPe
Blogs
02.13.20
In December the Civic Federation explored how Illinois, its local governments and other states tax recreational cannabis. In this post we will look at how those cannabis tax revenues...
02.05.20
In the November 2020 general election, Cook County voters will elect a new Circuit Court Clerk for the first time since 2000, with current Clerk Dorothy Brown opting not to run for reelection. Four Democratic candidates and one Republican candidate have...
01.27.20
The Civic Federation recently released its annual Effective Property Tax Rates report . The report highlights that in 2017 property tax burdens for many...
01.24.20
More than 50 years after Illinois began taxing residents’ income, voters in 2020 will decide whether the structure of the income tax should undergo a major change. The issue is highly controversial, and the decision will have a long-lasting impact on the State’s finances.
Since Illinois...
In the News
10.23.19
Bloomberg
This article covered Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's budget address, in which she presented her recommendation for the City's FY2020 budget. Civic Federation President Laurence Msall said that the...
08.29.19
The Wall Street Journal
This article covered the City of Chicago's significant financial challenges ahead of Mayor Lori Lightfoot's State of the City address. Civic Federation President Laurence Msall said that the Mayor...
08.28.19
Reuters
This article covered the passage of the Chicago Public Schools FY2020 budget . The Civic Federation supported the budget because...
07.31.19
Crain's Chicago Business
This article covered the Civic Federation’s analysis of the City Colleges of Chicago FY2020 Tentative Budget . The Federation supported...
Tweets by @CivicFederation
The Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court in Cook County is a fairly obscure and arguably opaque Cook County off… https://t.co/2mx2iefoRk
Wondering how Illinois will spend its revenue from taxing recreational cannabis? Blog post explains: https://t.co/pr9KzZIFPe
In December the Civic Federation explored how Illinois, its local governments and other states tax recreational can… https://t.co/6ER230xMm7