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The City Treasurer’s Office is the custodian and manager of all cash and investments for the City of Chicago, the four City employee pension funds, and the Chicago Teacher’s Pension Fund. Additionally, the Treasurer’s Office manages a number of programs that promote financial education and small business growth in Chicago’s neighborhoods.
From 1992 through 1993, she served as deputy director of the city's Department of Revenue. [1] From 1993 through 1995, she served as the city's Director of the Department of Revenue of Chicago. [ 2 ] From 1995 through 1996, she worked as a member of mayor Richard M. Daley 's staff as his executive assistant.
The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) is the code department [1] [2] of the Illinois state government that collects state taxes, operates the state lottery, oversees the state's casino industry, oversees the state's thoroughbred and harness horse racing industries, and regulates the distribution of alcoholic beverages throughout Illinois, including beer, wine, and liquor. [3]
Generally speaking, the mayor and city departments comprise the executive branch of the city government, and the city council comprises the legislative branch. [3] However, the mayor does have some formal legislative functions such as being the presiding officer of the council and being able to break tie votes, and informally has dominated legislative activity since the late 19th century.
The clerk is a citywide elected office, and is one of three city-wide elected officials in the City of Chicago, along with the Mayor and the Treasurer. The current city clerk is Anna Valencia. One former city clerk is more famous for his non-political activities: The late Baseball Hall of Famer Cap Anson served one term from 1905-1907.
Department of Revenue; Department of State Police; Department of Transportation; Department of Veterans' Affairs; Boards, commissions and offices.
David C. Harris (born March 26, 1948) an American politician and retired military officer from Illinois who is currently the director the Illinois Department of Revenue.He has previously served two tenures as a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1983–1993 and 2011–2019 and as the Adjutant General of Illinois from 1999 to 2003.
The city of Chicago has one of the highest total sales tax of all major U.S. cities (10.25%). [106] It was previously this high (10.25%), however, it was reduced when Cook County lowered its sales tax by 0.5% in July 2010, another 0.25% in January 2012, and another 0.25% in January 2013. [ 107 ]