State government tax collections dropped $14.3 billion in the last budget year, the U.S. Census said Wednesday in another sign state revenues have yet to recover from their recent collapse. Get the full story »
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Cook County: Extra month to pay property tax
Check the due date on your Cook County property tax bills that will arrive in the mail any day.
Property owners have an extra 30 days to pay their bills. The first installment, for the 2010 tax year, is due April 1, instead of March 1. Get the full story »
Civic Federation: Simplify Cook County taxes
From Crain’s Chicago Business | The Civic Federation, a Chicago-based non-partisan government research organization, in a report today recommended Cook County simplify its property tax system, which has become overburdened by exemptions and mulitple layers of administration.
“We’re not calling for a massive immediate overhaul of the property tax system,” Laurence Msall, president of the Civic Federation, said in an interview. “We recommend that they do no further harm to the property tax system.” Get the full story>>
