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A Tale of Two CIties:
Reinventing Tax Increment Financing

Study of the effectiveness, accountability, and impact of this widely-used economic development tool.

April 2007
   

Cook County Hospital
National Register Nomination

An in-depth history and physical description of this extraordinary building.

August 2006  
   

Greening Cook County

How to make the county environmentally sustainable in 37 easy steps.

April 2005
   

Reinventing Cook County

Why do four separate offices deal with property assessment, taxes, and records?  Does the County Board President really need the most powerful veto in the US?

Part I
Part II
December 2003
   

Make No Small Plans:
The Cook County Forest Preserve District and Lake Calumet

Few of the Forest Preserve's land holdings are in the City of Chicago.  Lake Calumet represents the best opportunity in decades for major acquisition in Chicago.

November 2002
   

Rediscovering Our Mission:
The Cook County Forest Preserve District

Recommendations for changes in the Forest Preserve District's land acquisition and management policies.

December 2001
   

Fiscal Strategies for the Cook County Sheriff's Office

Addresses duplicative programs, management practices, and accountability issues in the Sheriff's office.

August 2001
   

Fiscal Strategies for the Cook County Forest Preserve District

Proposes greater exploration of alternative revenue sources and recommends responsible cost containment measures.

February 2001
   

Fiscal Strategies for Cook County

Commissioner Quigley's first major report suggests numerous money-saving reforms.

Fall 2001