Exploring the Data on Cook County Pretrial Electronic Monitoring Programs
With new data released by the Office of the Chief Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court earlier this year…
The Civic Federation recently released its annual estimate of the full value of property in Cook County in tax year 2019. While the Federation’s estimate of the…
Governor JB Pritzker’s proposed FY2023 State Budget directs funding to a number of public…
In less than a year from this writing, money will no longer be a factor in pretrial release decisions pertaining to defendants accused of committing crimes in Illinois. The elimination of cash bail was one of the major reforms in a…
The following are summaries of the five most-read posts presented on the Civic Federation’s blog in 2021, listed here in chronological order. The posts examine issues related to taxes, pensions and public safety.…
Short-term or current liabilities are financial obligations that must be satisfied within one year. These include short-term notes, accounts payable, amounts due to other funds, accrued payroll and other current liabilities.Rating agencies…