Northeastern Illinois

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Ten-Year Trend Shows Increase in Effective Property Tax Rates for Collar County Communities

The Civic Federation recently released its annual Effective Property Tax Rates report, which…

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Estimated Effective Property Tax Rates 2008-2017: Selected Municipalities in Northeastern Illinois

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Civic Federation 2019 Legislative Priorities

2019 Civic Federation Legislative PrioritiesThe Civic Federation's legislative priorities for 2019 …

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An Examination of Counties in Illinois

As part of an ongoing series about local governments in Illinois, this blog post will examine the revenues and expenditures of

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2015 Effective Property Tax Rates in the Collar Counties

The Civic Federation recently released its annual Effective Property Tax Rates report. The report highlights that in 2015…

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Estimated Effective Property Tax Rates 2006-2015: Selected Municipalities in Northeastern Illinois

Click here to read the full report. This annual report compares estimated effective property tax rates in the six-…

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Estimated Full Value of Real Estate in Cook County Higher but not to Pre-Recession Levels

UPDATE: This blog was updated in March 2018 per revised data in the Illinois Department of Revenue 2015 Assessment-Sales Ratio Study. The Civic Federation released its…

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The Multiplicity of Local Governments in Northeastern Illinois

With by far the largest number of local governments in the nation, the Civic Federation has long advocated for a sensible approach to consolidation and collaboration to reduce the number of local governments in Illinois and improve their…

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Transform Illinois Coalition Pushes Ahead on Government Consolidation

While Illinois lawmakers remain gridlocked over a State budget plan, another area shows promise of compromise in Springfield: government consolidation. With over 6,900 local government units, Illinois has…

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Estimated Effective Property Tax Rates 2005-2014: Selected Municipalities in Northeastern Illinois

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