Recent Research

• 04.26.10

  State of Illinois FY2011 Recommended Operating and Capital Budgets: Analysis and Recommendations

  The Civic Federation opposes Governor Pat Quinn’s $52 billion FY2011 recommended operating budget for the State of Illinois because it is unbalanced and does too little to address the State’s fiscal crisis. The Governor’s recommended budget borrows billions to pay for operations while continuing to ignore the massive backlog of unpaid bills, which will make the State’s financial condition worse.

  Although the Civic Federation is encouraged that Governor Quinn has signed significant pension reform legislation and recommends some reductions in spending, we cannot support his FY2011 State of Illinois operating budget because it does not effectively stabilize state finances or substantially reduce the State’s $12.9 billion deficit going into FY2011.

• 02.22.10

  A Fiscal Rehabilitation Plan for the State of Illinois

  An Analysis of the State’s Fiscal Crisis and Actionable Recommendations for Governor Pat Quinn and the Illinois General Assembly

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  Please visit the Illinois Fiscal Rehabilitation Plan web page for a comprehensive look at the report.

• 01.22.10

  State of Illinois Enacted FY2010 Budget: A Review of the Operating and Capital Budgets Enacted for the Current Fiscal Year

  This report examines the $54.3 billion FY2010 operating budget for the State of Illinois that was approved by the General Assembly and signed by Governor Pat Quinn on July 15, 2009. The report compares this enacted budget with both the FY2010 budget recommended by Governor Quinn in March of 2009 and the estimated year-end budget for FY2009. It is designed to provide Illinois residents with a resource to understand the spending and revenue trends that have led to the current fiscal crisis. The analysis shows that the State faces a two-year budget deficit going into FY2011 totaling at least $12.8 billion.

  Read the press release here.