The Final 2018 Cook County Equalization Factor is 2.9109
The Illinois Department of Revenue recently announced that the final equalization factor for the Cook County…
After several years of study and discussions, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) approved an intergovernmental agreement with Cook County for the MWRD to share services of the Cook County Office of the…
The Civic Federation supports Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s goals of a more accurate and transparent assessment system, as well as his goal of getting assessments right the first time, which will reduce the cost of appeals to…
The Civic Federation recently released its annual Effective Property Tax Rates report, which examines two- and ten-year trends in estimated…
2019 Civic Federation Legislative Priorities The Civic Federation's legislative priorities for 2019 include …
Click here to read the full report. The Civic Federation supports Cook County’s proposed FY2019 budget of $5.9 billion because…
Consumers of liquid nicotine in the City of Chicago will now pay more for liquid nicotine following the passage of…
Beginning in August 2018, establishments with liquor licenses in unincorporated areas of Cook County will be able to offer video gaming on automated gambling machines based on an ordinance amendment passed by the Cook County Board of…