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Government Efficiency and Transparency

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Park Districts in Illinois

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New Cook County Bond Court Data Posted Online

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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District FY2018 Tentative Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

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Report: Judging bail reform impossible because officials withhold key data

This article discusses the recent release of a Civic Federation report that calls on Cook County criminal justice officials to more fully disclose critical criminal…

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Civic Federation Calls For Increase In Publicly Available Data From Cook County Criminal Justice System

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The Impact of Cook County Bond Court on Jail Population: A Call for Increased Public Data and Analysis

Click here to read the full report.Across the political spectrum in the United States, there is a growing consensus that too many people…

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The Multiplicity of Local Governments in Northeastern Illinois

With by far the largest number of local governments in the nation, the Civic Federation has long advocated for a sensible approach to consolidation and collaboration to reduce the number of local governments in Illinois and improve their…

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Civic Federation Supports City Colleges’ FY2018 Budget

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City Colleges of Chicago FY2018 Tentative Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

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Civic Federation – Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Conference Explores Chicago's Fiscal Future

The Civic Federation co-hosted a conference with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago on April 19, 2017 entitled, “Chicago’s Fiscal Future: Growth or Insolvency?” Experts, practitioners and academics from around the country gathered to…