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Springfield Snapshot, April 29 - May 2, 2013
Both the Illinois House of Representatives and Illinois Senate were in session this week. Four weeks remain in this legislative session, and bills need to have advanced to the other chamber or received an extension from leadership to advance through the legislative process. Bills also must advance out of second chamber committees by Friday, May 10, 2013. The following Policy...
Springfield Snapshot, March 18-21, 2013
Today, March 22, marks an important deadline for the Illinois General Assembly. Bills that have not been voted out of committee will now require a deadline extension in order to advance through the legislative process. CMAP has been tracking over 350 bills, but only a handful of these have moved forward out of committee. Other significant bills, including pension reform legislation,...
Decoding Property Taxes
Local news coverage this week has highlighted how difficult it can be to understand the process of assessing property taxes. The Chicago Tribune and Crain's Chicago Business both looked at the issue as it pertains to Cook County, and the County Clerk issued a tax rate report with details about the assessments in Cook. Earlier this year, a Regional Tax Policy Task Force...
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The LTA home page has details of activities sponsored by the HUD Sustainable Communities grant to CMAP for support of community projects that advance the principles of GO TO 2040. In our second call for projects through the Local Technical Assistance (LTA) program, CMAP received over 100 proposals from more than 80 applicants. View the press release and summary of selected projects.
An interactive map of local case studies describes projects and people that exemplify the goals and objectives of GO TO 2040.
CMAP's Local Ordinances and Toolkits program provides resources to municipalities interested in pursuing policies that are aligned with GO TO 2040 recommendations.
