02.26.20
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SUMMARYThis annual report lists...
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.
POSTPONED: Cannabis Legalization: Fiscal Policy and Administrative Issues
The Civic Federation is pleased to partner with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago to co-host "Cannabis Legalization: Fiscal Policy and Administrative Issues" on Friday, April 24,...
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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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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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Blogs
04.03.20
States are currently facing monumental fiscal challenges posed by the economic and revenue impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. However, their ability to use fiscal policies to address these challenges is quite limited due to structural and capacity issues. Only the federal government has the...
03.27.20
This blog post presents information about the different types of individual income taxes imposed by state governments in the United States.
In 2020 forty-one states levied individual income taxes. States currently use flat rate or graduated rate models for their individual income tax...
03.24.20
03.20.20
Throughout the United States there is a bipartisan consensus that...
In the News
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...
08.28.19
Reuters
This article covered the passage of the Chicago Public Schools FY2020 budget . The Civic Federation supported the budget because...
Tweets by @CivicFederation
On the blog: What Limitations do States Face in Addressing a Coronavirus Pandemic Recession? https://t.co/2QK028O4o8
#muniland
In the news at @TheBondBuyer: Coronavirus healthcare hit looms large for Cook County, Illinois:… https://t.co/VL9H69YHM7
No state since 2000 has switched from a flat rate individual income tax structure to a graduated structure. However… https://t.co/yedoYnMsF9