01.27.20
The Civic Federation recently released its annual Effective Property Tax Rates report . The report highlights that in 2017 property tax burdens for many...
01.27.20
The Civic Federation recently released its annual Effective Property Tax Rates report . The report highlights that in 2017 property tax burdens for many...
12.30.19
The Civic Federation’s blog turned 10 years old in 2019. The following are summaries of the five most read posts presented on the Civic Federation’s blog throughout the decade in chronological order....
12.27.19
The following are summaries of the five most read posts presented on the Civic Federation’s blog in 2019 in chronological order. The posts examine issues related to local taxes—including property taxes—and the State of Illinois’ budget....
10.24.19
The Civic Federation recently released its annual Effective Property Tax Rates report , which examines two- and ten-year trends in estimated effective tax...
10.21.19
10.03.19
The Civic Federation recently released its annual estimate of the full value of property in Cook County . The 2017 estimated value of all Cook County real...
07.18.19
A new pension buyout plan designed to save hundreds of millions of dollars for the State of Illinois in the fiscal year that just ended actually generated relatively minor savings in FY2019 and does not appear likely to...
07.08.19
The Civic Federation’s Annual Civic Awards Luncheon, now in its 37th year, recognizes civic leadership in Chicago. Named for the Federation’s founding members, the Lyman J. Gage Award and the Addams-Palmer Award recognize the outstanding civic contributions of Chicago individuals and...
06.20.19
The Cook County Chief Judge’s Office recently released a report and accompanying data assessing the effectiveness of a 2017 reform of...
06.12.19
The Illinois Department of Revenue recently announced that the final equalization factor for the Cook County 2018 property assessment year (taxes payable in 2019) is...