Recent Research

• 11.11.11

  Civic Federation 2012 Legislative Priorities

  The Civic Federation's legislative priorities for 2012 include public pension reform, requiring the State of Illinois to develop and implement a capital improvement plan, dissolving the Illinois International Port District, creating a new governing board for the Cook County Forest Preserve District, requiring all counties to hold budget hearings and large counties to produce timely annual audits, enacting tax increment financing reporting reform, requiring school financial management accountability reforms and authorizing state and local government entities to establish trust funds for the advance funding of retiree health care.

• 05.09.11

  State of Illinois FY2012 Recommended Operating and Capital Budgets: Analysis and Recommendations

  The Civic Federation opposes Governor Pat Quinn’s $52.7 billion FY2012 recommended operating budget for the State of Illinois because it is unbalanced by approximately $2.4 billion and is based on the premise that long-term borrowing is the right tool to dig the State out from under its massive backlog of unpaid bills and other obligations. To the contrary, the Governor’s proposed borrowing is likely to make the State’s financial condition worse over time.

• 11.18.10

  State of Illinois Enacted Budget FY2011: A Review of the Operating Budget Enacted for the Current Fiscal Year

  This report examines the State of Illinois’ $53.5 billion operating budget for Fiscal Year 2011, which began on July 1, 2010 and ends on June 30, 2011. The report focuses on the $25.8 billion General Funds budget, the largest component of the total operating budget. It is designed to provide Illinois residents with a resource to understand expenditure and revenue trends at the State of Illinois.

  Read the press release here.