1948 County's Best Year in Cook County Townships
County Assessor John S. Clark reports 1948 as the best postwar year for Cook County's 30 townships with 1.2749 billion land and building valuations, up over 1943. Countywide value reached 5.541 billion, inflation excluded. Building activity rose and materials were plentiful, boosting postwar industrial growth in the countrysides. Delinquent taxes and hard-to-clear titles hinder housing expansion, with a 14-state survey noting 89 percent of Calumet area parcels delinquent.
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Cook County
John S. Clark
Clark
DMI
Prac
Fara
Calumet
Provisions of the 48 tax law explained by Jarecki
John T. Jarecki outlines personal exemptions for taxpayers and spouses, age 65 exemptions, blind exemptions, and dependent exemptions raised from 500 to 600. It covers income splitting rules for joint returns, standard deduction increases, and new percentage credits limiting total tax to a percentage of net income.
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John T. Jarecki
Illinois
Cook County approves record 1949 budget
The Cook County Board unanimously approved a 1949 budget of 34,214,171.65, 53 percent higher than ten years earlier, funding 38 departments including 200 new jobs. Major increases went to the County School of Nursing and county jail security, while Election Commissioners faced cuts.
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CNS
Cook County
Mario G. Tonelli
Oak Forest
Cook County School of Nursing
School of Nursing
Ther
Public Health
Public Defender
County Hospital
Juvenile Home
Sheep Numbers Dip 21 Million in Six Years
Over the past six years the number of sheep on U S farms fell by about 21 million head, a decline of roughly 7 percent. The data reflect national livestock trends and indicate continuing consolidation in the sheep sector.
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U. S
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Witt
Engina
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Oregon
Devils Lake
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