Cook County

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2010 Cook County Property Tax Rates Are Out

Cook County Clerk David Orr’s office today released the 2010 Cook County Tax Rates Report. The report lists property tax rates for…

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Updated Report Explains Effect of TIF on Cook County Local Governments

Today the Civic Federation published an update to its primer The Cook County Property Tax Extension Process: A Primer on Levies…

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State Challenges Hospitals on Charity Care

New rulings by the Illinois Department of Revenue have reignited a debate over whether the State’s non-profit hospitals provide adequate charity care to patients in exchange for their property-tax exemptions. On August 16, 2011 the…

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Estimated Full Value of Real Property in Cook County: 2000-2009

This report provides estimates of the total market value of real property in Cook County from 2000-2009 and shows how property value is spread among the City of Chicago, the northern and the southern suburbs. The full market value of real…

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Cook County Health System’s FY2011 Budget Deficit Likely to Exceed $90 Million

A recent mid-year report issued by Cook County provides more details on…

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The Final 2010 Cook County Equalization Factor is 3.3000

The Illinois Department of Revenue announced today that the final equalization factor for the Cook County 2010 property assessment year (taxes payable in 2011) is…

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Cook County Produces STAR Performance Management Report

In many of its past reports, the Civic Federation has recommended that local governments integrate performance management into their budgeting process and make that information public. In the…

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Cook County Health System Expects FY2011 Deficit to Exceed $80 Million

Since Cook County passed its FY2011 budget in February 2011, it has been evident that the County’s public health system would face major hurdles…

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The Tentative 2010 Cook County Equalization Factor is 3.1773

The Illinois Department of Revenue has announced that the tentative equalization factor for the Cook County 2010 property assessment year (taxes payable in 2011) is…

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Gun Club Vote Illustrates FPDCC Board Conflict

UPDATE: The proposal to allow the Blue Park Gun Club the use of Forest Preserve District property for its operations was withdrawn…