Taxes and Fees

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Governor Offers More Details on Graduated Income Tax Plan

A Civic Federation blog post last week raised questions about the revenue estimate attached to Governor J.B.…

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Financial Challenges for the Next Chicago Mayor and City Council

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Exploring a Downtown Congestion Fee for Chicago

The following blog post explores the idea of a downtown congestion fee and the factors that would need to be considered if Chicago were to impose such a fee. The Civic Federation does not take a position on any type of congestion pricing…

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State of Illinois FY2020 Budget Roadmap

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

The Civic Federation recently released its annual Effective Property Tax Rates report, which examines two- and ten-year trends in estimated…

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Selected Consumer Taxes in the City of Chicago - 2019

Click here to read this issue brief. This annual brief provides a compilation of selected consumer taxes,…

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It's been a bad decade for property taxes

This article covered the annual Effective Property Tax Rates report, which compared estimated effective property tax rates in the six-county…

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Study Compares Property Tax Burden In Northeast Illinois from 2007 to 2016

Effective tax rates increased for all selected communities in ten-year period analyzed (CHICAGO) The Civic Federation released its annual estimate of effective property tax rates in the six-county region of northeastern Illinois today.…

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Estimated Effective Property Tax Rates 2007-2016: Selected Municipalities in Northeastern Illinois

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Increases and Changes to Consumer Taxes in Chicago for 2019

Update: Collection of the City of Chicago’s tax on other tobacco products has been moved from a starting date of March 1, 2019  to no sooner than April 1, 2019 or 60 days following the plaintiff’s deadline to file an appeal, according…