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The Civic Federation has a large library of older research that is not yet available online. Please feel free to contact us via e-mail with any document requests. Additionally, the Lincoln Park campus of DePaul University maintains an archive of Federation material goes back to the Federation’s founding in 1894, as does the University of Illinois at Chicago, whose collection spans 1918 to 1960.
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08.30.10
Cost of the Crisis: An Analysis of the Additional Bond Costs Paid by the State of Illinois Due to the State’s Ongoing Fiscal Crisis
This issue brief provides a comparative analysis of the cost of the $9.6 billion in bonds the State of Illinois issued between September 2009 and July 2010. The report estimates that Illinois...08.23.10
Effective Property Tax Rates 1999-2008: Selected Municipalities in Northeastern Illinois
This report compares effective property tax rates in selected communities around metropolitan Chicago and finds that while all communities’ effective tax rates increased in 2008, rates have...08.23.10
Chicago Public Schools FY2011 Budget: Analysis and Recommendations
The Civic Federation supports the Chicago Public Schools proposed $6.5 billion budget for FY2011, which is a reduction of 5.9% or $402.3 million from the proposed FY2010 budget. The proposed budget...08.05.10
City Colleges of Chicago FY2011 Budget: Analysis and Recommendations
The Civic Federation supports the City Colleges FY2011 proposed budget totaling $581.9 million, which includes $454.4 million for the operating budget and $127.5 million for capital improvements. The...08.03.10
Estimated Full Value of Real Property in Cook County: 1999-2008
The full market value of real estate in Cook County was approximately $616.2 billion in tax year 2008 according to an annual estimate released today by the Civic Federation. This total value...06.17.10
Civic Federation Position Statement on School Vouchers
Civic Federation Position Statement on School Vouchers June 17, 2010 The Civic Federation supports the use of vouchers to provide students in low-performing public schools with the opportunity to...04.26.10
State of Illinois FY2011 Recommended Operating and Capital Budgets: Analysis and Recommendations
The Civic Federation opposes Governor Pat Quinn’s $52 billion FY2011 recommended operating budget for the State of Illinois because it is unbalanced and does too little to address the State...04.05.10
The Cook County Property Assessment Process: A Primer on Assessment, Classification, Equalization, and Property Tax Exemptions
This report describes how the taxable value of real estate is established in Cook County, Illinois. It explains the determination of assessed value and the calculation of taxable value, including...
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