Tax Facts Index 1997 - 2005
COMPARATIVE DATA
STATE
1996 NIU survey - Illinoisans’ opinions on taxes & spending FEB/MAR 97
Illinois taxes compare favorably to nation DEC 97, Sandstrom
State’s tax ‘climate’: fair & warm for ’99 FEB 99, TFI
Oversight needed on Illinois FIRST MAY 99, Nowlan
Illinoisans’ opinions on taxes & spending JUN/JUL 00, TFI
Illinois tax timeline, 1925 -2000 NOV 01, TFI
The 2002 Illinois Tax Climate NOV/DEC 02, Sandstrom
COUNTY
MUNICIPAL
EDUCATION
Education Funding: a glass half full or half empty? DEC 97, Bramlet
The best tax reporting in the state – School building program doesn’t add up SEPT/OCT 01, Lori Browning, Belleville News Democrat
Schools stretch to tap tort funds NOV 03, Amy Burch
Tort law open to broad interpretation NOV 03
School superintendent defends tort levy increases – Shelbyville district raises $500,000 in five years NOV 03, Amy Burch
INCOME TAX
Earlier date means lighter burden – Tax Freedom Day is April 29 in Illinois APR 02, TFI
PROPERTY TAX
Latest effective tax rates comparison shows clearer reflection of home market values
for 59 Illinois cities FEB/MAR 97, Kraig Lounsberry
Can Cook County’s property tax classification system be reformed? JUL/AUG 97,
Toni Hatrich, Roosevelt University
Homeowners can now view Cook County property assessments via the internet
JUL/AUG 97
Suburbs around Cook bear heavier property tax burdens than Downstate
counterparts SEP 97, Nowlan
Property taxes: one downstater’s perspective SEP 97, Joan Parker
State’s property tax growth at 10-year low OCT/NOV 97, Sandstrom
Home market values in 59 Illinois cities reflected in new effective tax rates comparison FEB/MAR
97
Property Tax Commission work gets underway MAY/JUN 98
Local property tax growth slows for 2nd year OCT 98
Report presents ways to make Cook County’s property tax system simpler, more efficient
NOV/DEC 98, Houlihan’s Work Group & TFI
Property tax reform efforts consume commission in ’98 JAN 99, TFI
Nuclear plant property tax accord reached: General Assembly, Governor must approve
MAR/APR 99, Bramlet
Market values reflected in effective tax rates MAY 99, Sandstrom
Property owners carry the extra load JUL/AUG 99, T. Crosby
How has Cook County’s caseload affected the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board? SEP 99, J.
Chipman, IPTAB
Property tax growth lower for 3rd straight year DEC 99, Sandstrom
*A rock, a hard place, and a fair level of assessment, NOV 00, James Chipman, PTAB
*Property tax growth stabilizes state, DEC 00, Sandstrom
Slipping around the cap: collar counties’ property tax bills still rise AUG01, David Merriman,
IGPA
Whitley’s education by fire: Replacing the personal property tax NOV 01, TFI
1999 county comparisons – Property taxes leveling off across Illinois FEB/MAR 02,
Sandstrom
Trends in property tax effort – Growth & tax burden go hand-in-hand APR 02, Nowlan,
Sandstrom
System failure – Complicated, outdated property tax chokes south suburban economy
FEB/MAR 03, Kristen McQuery
Tinley Park intersection epitomizes tax problem FEB/MAR 03, Guy Tridgell
Greener pastures – Businesses being “romanced” by attractive taxes of Will County,
Indiana FEB/MAR 03, Guy Tridgell
Critics: Tax classification inherently impractical FEB/MAR 03, Kristen McQuery
Effective tax rates – Home market values from Aurora to Zion JUL/AUG 03, TFI
Challenging your assessment & tax bill – You can do something about it JUL/AUG
03, Brent Bohlen
Property taxes starting to rise again, SPRING 2004, TFI
Property tax appeals system saved, SUMMER 2005, TFI
FARMLAND ASSESSMENT
Farmland property taxes in Illinois OCT 99, Dwight Rabb
How farmland assessment works OCT 99, Dwight Rabb
TAX CAPS
Are Illinois’ property tax caps working? JUL 98
Revenue Department offers latest estimates of tax caps savings in Chicago metro region JUL
98
An insider’s perspective of a tax cap campaign JUL 98
Are Illinois’ tax caps still a good fit after 10 years? JUL01, Richard Dye, IPGA & Threse
McQuire UIC, IGPA
On second thought: Tax caps in Shelby County JUL 01, Sandstrom
Squeezing $2 million from a rock: a school districts tax cap dilemma JUL 01, Patrick Pratt
Revenue Department offers latest estimates of tax caps savings for state AUG 01, TIF
Downstate tax caps: a step in the right direction AUG 01, Kimble Alexander
Referendums and tax caps, 101, DEC 05, Ryan Wells, The Elburn Herald
SALES TAX
The push to streamline sales taxes DEC 01, TFI
A penny here, a penny there – The evolution of Illinois’ sales taxes DEC 01, TFI
Is the Streamlined Sales Tax Project right for Illinois DEC 03, Thatcher Smith
County board pitches tax hike to area officials, DEC 05, James Washburn, The
Courier
STATE BUDGET
State’s ’98 budget footing on solid ground APR 97
FY 99 budget revenues continue growth; battle looms over size of surplus, tax cuts
APR 98
Economic growth slows, but state coffers still flush for FY 2000 budget planning
MAR/APR 99, Bramlet
Comptroller proposes stronger weatherproofing for rainy day fund, improved budget
estimating FEB/MAR 01, TFI
FY 2002’s $50 billion plan – State Economy cools, budget priorities heat up
FEB/MAR 01, TFI
Governor Ryan signs 2002 State budget JUN 01, Bramlet
Revenues blamed for state’s budget woes-Overspending also cited as culprit MAY
02, Doug Finke SJ-R
A state budget rollercoaster JUL/AUG 02, TFI
A $5 billion migraine – No easy cures offered for budget ills APR/MAY 03, Bramlet
Budget Implementation Packaging JUN 03, TFI
How’d we get into this mess? A summary of Illinois’ recent fiscal history SEPT 03,
David Merriman, IGPA
Illinois taxpayers granted tax amnesty as state seeks revenue for budget hole SEPT
03, TFI
Worst funding ration in the U.S. – Pension obligations squeeze state budget OCT 03,
Kevin Ahlgrim ISU, Stephen D’Arcy UIUC
General Assembly approves budget, SUMMER O4, TFI
Governor, General Assembly use pension funds to balance state budget, SUMMER
05, TFI
TAX LEGISLATION REVIEWS
1996 review: New tax laws & legal rulings JAN 97
Leftover tax legislation signed into law APR 97
General Assembly action on Federation bills APR 97
’97 legislative session review: From major potential, few accomplishments JUN 97
Big issues left unresolved as spring session ends JUN 97
1997 tax review: New laws & Legal rulings JAN 98
Tax relief blooms in spring session MAY/JUN 98
1998 review: New tax laws & legal rulings JAN 99, TFI
Summer review of legislative tax proposals JUN 99, TFI
’99 session one of the busiest, most expensive ever JUN 99, Bramlet
1999 review: New tax laws & legal rulings JAN 00, Joan Parker, Tom Atherton, Scott
Heyman, Amy Wenz
A recap of spring 2000 tax legislation MAY 00, TFI
Illinois lawmakers head home; pre-election gifts heading to homeowners MAY 00,
Bramlet
2000 review: new tax laws & legal rulings JAN 01, Tom Atherton, Garland Allen,
Louise Calvert
92nd Illinois General Assembly spring session JUN 01, TFI
Important tax laws & legal rulings of 2001 JAN 02, Michael Wynne & Tom
Atherton
92nd General Assembly legislative update JUL/AUG 02, Bramlet
Important tax laws & legal rulings of 2002 JAN 03, Michael Wynne, Thomas
Donohoe, Tom Atherton
93rd General Assembly legislative recap JUN 03, Bramlet
Important tax laws & legal rulings of 2003 JAN 04, Mike Wynne, Tom Donohoe,
Tom Atherton
’04 Supreme & Appellate Court tax rulings, WINTER 05, Michael Wynne
Important tax laws & legal rulings of 2004, WINTER 05, Michael Wynne
MISCELLANEOUS
Court cases & legal opinions JAN 97
Governor & legislature set out aggressive agenda JAN 97
1992-96 index to Illinois tax facts JAN 97
Impact fees in Illinois: Increasing popular – and increasing building costs MAY 97
3 amicus briefs of interest to taxpayers JUN 97
Challenges of energy deregulation outlined at meeting DEC 97
Court cases & legal opinions JAN 98
Local government fees: A Cook County capsule FEB/MAR 98
State user fees generated $2.6 billion in FY 97 FEB/MAR 98
George Ryan’s plans for Illinois’ future AUG 98
Poshard shares ideas for state’s progress SEP 98
Efficiency and Simplicity Work Group Report NOV/DEC 98
Illinois Supreme Court rulings JAN 99
Saving for a rainy day – Will Illinois finally fund for the future? MAR/APR 99,
Sandstrom
TIF districts & enterprise zones – Pitfalls persist in Illinois’ popular economic
development programs JUL/AUG 99, Tim Crosby, Herald Review
Officials say zone is valuable tool, but easily abused JUL/AUG 99, Tim Crosby
Tax increment finance measures may be tightened by new legislation JUL/AUG 99,
Ann Dicket, SCOPE
Internet taxation issues weave tangled web NOV 99, Dan Hynes, IL Comptroller
Another view: study says there’s less urgency in tackling Internet tax issue NOV 99,
Bramlet
The growth of Internet sales NOV 99, IOC
Websites and search engines for government research and economic data on the Internet
NOV 99, IOC/TFI
Illinois Supreme Court & Appellate Court rulings JAN 00, TFI
Inmate population growth strains system FEB/MAR 00, Charlie Wheeler, UIS
Weighing options to ‘throwing away the key’ APR 00, Charlie Wheeler, UIS
Fees added big dollars to state coffers in ’99 JUN/JUL 00, IL Fee Registry
Illinois has dizzying array of taxing bodies AUG 00, Jennifer Nelson, State Capitol
Bureau
Other states keep a lid on taxing bodies AUG 00, Kellie Gormley
Illinois Supreme Court & Appellate Court Rulings JAN 01, TFI
Catching up to the speed of light – Illinois telecom tax in the information age APR/MAY 01,
Sandstrom
Corporate Headquarters Relocation Act JUN 01, TFI
Lawmakers approve $3.5 billion coal package JUN 01, TFI
Enterprise Zones: Trading tax dollars for economic development SEPT/OCT 01, Mike
Kroll
Sixty years and counting: A brief history of the Taxpayers’ Federation NOV 01, TFI
Recession, research & respect, The recollections of Jim Nowlan NOV 01, Nowlan
Illinois Supreme Court & Appellate court rulings JAN 02, TFI
Tax expenditures grew $500 million in ’01 MAY 02, IOC
Dollars and Census – How demographics drive state spending JUN 02, John Chiang,
Novanis
Ryan v. Blagojevich – What will the next governor do for Illinois? SEPT 02, Charlie
Wheeler, UIS
Ryan v. Blagojevich, Part II – Huge revenue hurdle awaits next governor OCT 02, Charlie
Wheeler, UIS
Illinois Supreme Court and Appellate court rulings JAN 03, TFI
Credit the gamblers – Riverboat casinos helping to keep Joliet’s once-skyrocketing tax bills
in check FEB/MAR 03, Guy Tridgell
’03 Supreme & Appellate Court tax rulings JAN 04, Michael Wynne
County touts safety tax as best way to fund proposed courts building, DEC 05, Bill Grimes
& Donna Riley-Gorden, Effingham Daily News
Committee hears citizens about tax proposal, DEC 05, Bill Grimes & Donna Riley
Gorden, Effingham Daily News
Public safety tax best option for building much needed courts facility, DEC 05, Bill Grimes
& Donna Riley-Gorden, Effingham Daily News
2005 IPA tax contest winners, DEC 05, TFI
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