01.16.19
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Estimated Effective Property Tax Rates 2007-2016: Selected Municipalities in Northeastern Illinois
Click here to read the full report. Click here to read the press release for this analysis. AT A GLANCE This annual report compares estimated effective property tax rates in the six-...
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City of Chicago FY2019 Proposed Budget: Analysis and Recommendations
Click here to read the full report. The Civic Federation supports the City of Chicago’s proposed $8.9 billion FY2019 budget because it is a reasonable one-year financial plan that does not...
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Dec. 13, 2018: Jamie Rhee to Receive Motorola Solutions Foundation Excellence in Public Service Award
The Civic Federation is pleased to announce that Jamie Rhee, Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Aviation, will be the 2018 Motorola Solutions...
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From the @Suntimes Editorial Board: State’s video-gambling bust a cautionary tale for Chicago: https://t.co/CdSnv7nLFe
Blogs
01.18.19
The Civic Federation recently released its annual Effective Property Tax Rates report , which examines two- and ten-year trends in estimated effective tax rates for residential, commercial and...
01.11.19
A new study by a state commission in Pennsylvania compares the investment expenses paid by large public pension funds. Although such comparisons are difficult because of vast reporting...
01.09.19
Update: Collection of the City of Chicago’s tax on other tobacco products has been moved from a starting date of March 1, 2019 to no sooner than April 1, 2019 or 60 days following the plaintiff’s deadline to file an appeal, according to the City of Chicago’s Office of Budget and Management....
12.28.18
The following are the five most read posts presented by the Civic Federation blog in 2018 in chronological order. The posts examine issues related to property taxes, Chicago Public Schools and jail population data.
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In the News
01.09.19
Crain's Chicago Business
This article covered the annual Effective Property Tax Rates report , which compared estimated...
12.31.18
The Bond Buyer
This article discussed the challenges municipalities across Illinois face in dealing with their growing pension obligations. The article offered a number of examples where the burden of pensions...
12.12.18
Chicago Tribune
This article covered Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's call for a constitutional amendment, $10 billion in pension obligation bonds and new revenue from legalizing and taxing marijuana and a Chicago...
10.31.18
This editorial from the Chicago Sun-Times asserts that a Chicago casino and marijuana legalization would not provide adequate revenue sources to tackle the City of Chicago’s severe pension...
Tweets by @CivicFederation
“Off-track betting, video poker and increases in sin taxes all have failed to keep pace with the demand [for govern… https://t.co/aUxZ3mESi5
From the @Suntimes Editorial Board: State’s video-gambling bust a cautionary tale for Chicago: https://t.co/CdSnv7nLFe
A Pennsylvania commission on pensions concludes after subtracting fees and adjusting for the risk of various asset… https://t.co/OzgCTcC2b7