03.24.20
The Civic Federation is examining the fiscal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the State of Illinois and its local governments. The following are blog posts covering various topics related to the...
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.
The Civic Federation's 2020 Civic Awards
Please note: Due to restrictions on public gatherings designed to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the Civic Federation's Annual Civic Awards will go virtual for 2020. The decision was made...
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Civic Federation Research on the Fiscal Impact of COVID-19
The Civic Federation is examining the fiscal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the State of Illinois and its local governments. The following are blog posts covering various topics related to the...
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Selected Consumer Taxes in the City of Chicago - 2020
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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New on the blog: County and Municipal Cannabis Sales Taxes Go Into Effect July 1: https://t.co/zat4r1BVvg
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RT @CrainsChicago: The city extended a major TIF district on Chicago's Near North Side even as it faces a $700 million budget hole. It… https://t.co/lBII9kmv3X
Blogs
07.01.20
Starting July 1, 2020, many Illinois cannabis consumers will see an increase in the taxes they pay on recreational cannabis as the Cannabis Retailers’ Occupation Tax that is allowed to be imposed by counties and municipalities goes into effect. This local option sales tax will be in addition to...
06.26.20
Since the Civic Federation published a blog on short-term debt in Illinois on May 22, 2020, there have been two significant updates to...
06.23.20
In the wake of protests over the deaths of George Floyd and other Black Americans at the hands of police officers, police accountability and reform has risen to the forefront in government discussions, and residents in...
06.12.20
The Illinois Department of Revenue recently announced that the final equalization factor for the Cook County 2019 property assessment year (taxes payable in 2020) is 2.9160. Each year the Illinois...
In the News
05.08.20
Crain's Chicago Business
Calls to exclude Illinois, Chicago or other major governments from future rounds of federal relief because of past bad fiscal decisionmaking are misguided and threaten full national economic...
03.20.20
Bloomberg
As state and local governments continued to increase the intensity of their responses to the Covid-19 pandemic, this article examined the effect social distancing and business closures could have...
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...
Tweets by @CivicFederation
New on the blog: County and Municipal Cannabis Sales Taxes Go Into Effect July 1: https://t.co/zat4r1BVvg
#muniland #twill
RT @CrainsChicago: The city extended a major TIF district on Chicago's Near North Side even as it faces a $700 million budget hole. It… https://t.co/lBII9kmv3X
On the blog: Update on Illinois Short-Term Debt: https://t.co/MH8AEcTDS0
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