Cook County's Budget: Long-Term Imbalance Leads to New Pain for Vulnerable Residents
Release: November 14, 2017
On October 11, 2017, the Cook County Board of Commissioners voted to repeal a penny-per-ounce tax on sweetened beverages. The FY2018 budget presented by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle had relied on the sweetened beverage tax to cover just over $200 million of the county's projected expenditures on services.
Testimony to the House Mass Transit Committee
Release: October 9, 2007
CTBA's written 2007 testimony on Senate Bill 572 to the House Mass Transit Committee
2006 National Comparison of State and Local Tax Burden
Release: August 25, 2006
2006 national comparison of total state and local revenue as a percentage of personal income.