Cook County

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Property Tax Exemptions: A Survey and Analysis of State and Local Laws and Procedures

This is a summary of the survey and analysis of local government assessing practices and procedures regarding the granting of property tax exemptions to nonprofit organizations. The report includes information drawn from a survey of 438…

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Status of Local Pension Funding 1998: An Evaluation of Nine Local Pension Funds within Cook County & the Five Collar County Funds in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

A 6-year trend analysis of indicators that measure the financial health and performance of 9 major local government pension funds from 1993 to 1998.

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Report of the Civic Federation Task Force on Cook County Classification and Equalization

This report describes the complex operation of the Cook County classification system and quantifies the impact of various proposals to change that system.

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Status of Local Pension Funding 1997: An Evaluation of Nine Local Pension Funds within Cook County & the Five Collar County Funds in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

This report compares the unfunded liabilities and funded ratios of the nine local pension funds: the Fire, Police, Municipal, Teacher, Park, MWRD, County, Forest and Laborer Funds. In addition, it analyzes the health of the five collar…

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Business Location, Taxes, and Property Tax

A review of the current policy and economic literature on what decisions factor into business location decisions.

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Examining Cook County's Property Tax System

This report is a summary of the Report of the Civic Federation Task Force on Cook County Classification and Equalization. It briefly describes how the Cook County property tax system works, and summarizes possible outcomes of changes to…

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Cook County Property Taxes, Assessments and Appeals 1995

A 10-year overview (1985-1995) of Cook County property tax, assessment and appeal trends as well as descriptions of those systems.

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Status of Local Pension Funding 1996: An Evaluation of Nine Local Pension Funds within Cook County & the Five Collar County Funds in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

A 6-year trend analysis of indicators that measure the financial health and performance of 9 major local government pension funds from 1991 to 1996.

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Local Government Fees and User Charges: A Trend Analysis of the Reliance on Fees and User Charges of Five Local Governments in Cook County

This report examined trends in the reliance of 5 local governments in Cook County on fees and charges as a source of revenue from 1989-1995.

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Evaluating Local Government Financial Health: Financial Indicators for Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, & Will Counties (Executive Summary)

This report analyzes the financial condition of the 6 county governments in northeastern Illinois by evaluating a series of indicators measuring quality of reporting, liquidity, cash solvency, budgetary solvency, financial stability &…