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City of Chicago FY2025 Roadmap: Key Financial Challenges, Options and Recommendations

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Evaluation of the Pretrial Fairness Act's Implementation in Cook County

The Civic Federation and the League of Women Voters of Cook County today released a report analyzing Cook County’s implementation of Illinois’ new pretrial law, known informally as…

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Evaluation of the Pretrial Fairness Act's Implementation in Cook County

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Graduated Real Estate Transfer Tax and Bring Chicago Home Proposal: Data and Policy Analysis

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How Much Does the Chicago Police Department Actually Spend Each Year?

As part of the total City of Chicago budget adopted for the 2024 fiscal year that began on January 1, the City Council approved a nearly $2.0 billion budget for the Chicago Police Department (CPD). The Police Department budget represents…

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2023 Year in Review

The following are summaries of the five most-read posts presented on the Civic Federation’s blog in 2023, listed here in chronological order. The posts examine issues related to Illinois taxes and debt, Tier 2 Benefits, the SAFE-T Act…

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City of Chicago FY2024 Proposed Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

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Pretrial Provisions of SAFE-T Act Took Effect This Week

On July 18, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court released a …

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How Chicago’s Effective Property Tax Rates Compare to Those of Other US Cities

The most recent edition of an annual…

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Chicago Police Department Budget Q&A

This blog takes an updated look at the Chicago Police Department (CPD) budget and …