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Property Tax Collection Rates in Cook County: Trends, Disparities, and Fiscal Implications

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The Cook County Property Tax Extension Process: A Primer

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Total Chicago Property Tax Burden Rose by $2.7 Billion, or 53.3%, Between Tax Years 2014 and 2023

This short report presents trends on increases in total property tax extensions for all the governments on typical Chicago property tax bills. A taxpayer in the City of Chicago pays property taxes to 7 or 8 local governments, depending on…

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Estimated Full Value of Real Property in Cook County: 2013-2022

Click here to read the full report.MAJOR FINDINGSThis report provides an estimate of the…

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Cook County Effective Tax Rates Return to Pre-2008 Patterns

The Civic Federation released our latest report on effective property tax rates in selected communities in Northeast Illinois earlier this month. The report looks at…

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Study Compares Property Tax Burden in Northeast Illinois From 2013 to 2022

The Civic Federation has released its estimate of effective property tax rates in the six-county region of northeastern Illinois.The full report is available at civicfed.org/…

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Estimated Effective Property Tax Rates 2013-2022

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How Chicago’s Effective Property Tax Rates Compare to Those of Other US Cities

The most recent edition of an annual…

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How Should the City of Chicago Evaluate Property Tax Increases?

Throughout the 2023 Chicago mayoral campaign, Mayor Johnson stated that it was his intention to avoid increasing property taxes, citing concerns…

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Addressing the Financial Entanglements Between the City of Chicago and Chicago Public Schools

With the upcoming implementation of an elected school board to oversee Chicago Public Schools, the governance of CPS will be separated from the City of Chicago. The 21-member elected school…