Media Resources

Download our online press kit with information about the Civic Federation; our research institute, the Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability; and our work to reduce costs and improve the quality of government services in Illinois.

Press Kit

To learn more about the subjects we study, please read our primers, which provide basic information on everything from public pensions to Medicaid.

• The Cook County Property Assessment Process: A Primer on Assessment, Classification, Equalization, and Property Tax Exemptions
• Cook County Property Tax Appeals: A Primer on the Appeals Process with Comparative Data for 2000-2008
• What Does a $12.8 Billion Deficit Look Like?
• How Does the City of Chicago Spend Your Tax Dollars?
• The Illinois Medicaid Program: An Issue Brief
• The State of Illinois Retirement Systems: Funding History and Reform Proposals