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Taxes and Fees

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The Final 2018 Cook County Equalization Factor is 2.9109

The Illinois Department of Revenue recently announced that the final equalization factor for the Cook County…

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How the City of Chicago Uses Tax Increment Financing Surplus

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State of Illinois FY2020 Recommended Operating and Capital Budgets: Analysis and Recommendations

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Civic Federation Unable to Support Assessor Kaegi’s Mandatory Disclosure Legislation, Urges Implementation of Robust Voluntary System First

The Civic Federation supports Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s goals of a more accurate and transparent assessment system, as well as his goal of getting assessments right the first time, which will reduce the cost of appeals to…

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Governor Offers More Details on Graduated Income Tax Plan

A Civic Federation blog post last week raised questions about the revenue estimate attached to Governor J.B.…

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Financial Challenges for the Next Chicago Mayor and City Council

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Exploring a Downtown Congestion Fee for Chicago

The following blog post explores the idea of a downtown congestion fee and the factors that would need to be considered if Chicago were to impose such a fee. The Civic Federation does not take a position on any type of congestion pricing…

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State of Illinois FY2020 Budget Roadmap

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Ten-Year Trend Shows Increase in Effective Property Tax Rates for Cook County Communities

The Civic Federation recently released its annual Effective Property Tax Rates report, which examines two- and ten-year trends in estimated…

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Selected Consumer Taxes in the City of Chicago - 2019

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