Civic Federation Blog Archive: July 2009

07.28.09

Chicago Transit Authority Unveils a Revised Capital Selection Process

In order to make its capital selection process more transparent in FY2009, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has revised the way in which is selects and prioritizes capital projects. CTA’s revised capital selection process includes an additional layer of accountability with the...

07.24.09

Civic Federation Supports City Colleges’ FY2010 Budget

Today the Civic Federation released its analysis of the FY2010 City Colleges Tentative Annual Operating Budget, supporting the District’s $492.1 million spending plan. The Federation believes the District is proposing a prudent budget, increasing appropriations by 0.9% over adjusted...

07.22.09

Finance Committee of the Cook County Board Approves a Partial Sales Tax Rollback

On July 21, 2009 the Finance Committee of the Cook County Board of Commissioners voted to roll back the county’s sales tax rate from 1.75% to 1.25%. If adopted, the amendment would take effect January 1, 2010 and lower the aggregate sales tax rate in the City of Chicago to 9.75%. ...

07.22.09

Civic Federation to Review Chicago 2016 Olympic Bid

On June 30, 2009 the Chicago City Council passed a resolution asking the Civic Federation to conduct a review of the financial projections made by Chicago 2016 for the City’s bid for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Specifically, the resolution asked the Federation to deliver a report and...

07.20.09

The Civic Federation's New Look

Welcome to the redesigned Civic Federation and Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability website. This new site ushers in a new era for the Civic Federation as we embrace additional ways of communicating to the public, government officials, and the media our analysis of government...