Reports

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.