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The Civic Federation has a large library of older research that is not yet available online. Please feel free to contact us via e-mail with any document requests. Additionally, the Lincoln Park campus of DePaul University maintains an archive of Federation material goes back to the Federation’s founding in 1894, as does the University of Illinois at Chicago, whose collection spans 1918 to 1960.
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01.30.12
State of Illinois FY2013 Budget Roadmap: Budget Overview, Projections and Recommendations for the Governor and the Illinois General Assembly
Prior to the release of the Governor’s annual budget recommendation the Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability at the Civic Federation releases an analysis of the State of Illinois...01.30.12
Illinois Faces Financial Disaster; Urgent Need for Medicaid and Pension Reforms
(CHICAGO) The Civic Federation’s Illinois research institute warns that Illinois could face an unprecedented $34.8 billion backlog of unpaid bills if action is not taken immediately by the...12.07.11
Chicago Park District FY2012 Budget: Analysis and Recommendations
The Civic Federation supports the Chicago Park District FY2012 Budget of $407.5 million because it holds the property tax levy flat for the seventh year in a row and emphasizes cost containment and...12.07.11
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District FY2012 Tentative Budget: Analysis and Recommendations
The Civic Federation offers conditional support for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District’s (MWRD) FY2012 Tentative Budget of $1.0 billion. The Federation is concerned that the budget...12.01.11
Forest Preserve District of Cook County FY2012 Executive Budget Recommendation: Analysis and Recommendations
The Civic Federation supports the Forest Preserve District of Cook County FY2012 Executive Budget Recommendation totaling $195.0 million, which includes both operating and capital expenditures. We...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...11.07.11
Chicago Transit Authority President’s Proposed FY2012 Operating Budget: Analysis and Recommendations
The Civic Federation supports the FY2012 proposed Chicago Transit Authority budget of approximately $1.2 billion because it ends the past practice of using capital funds to close operating gaps and...11.03.11
Cook County FY2012 Executive Budget Recommendation: Analysis and Recommendations
The Civic Federation supports the Cook County FY2012 Executive Budget Recommendation totaling $2.9 billion. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s proposed $2.2 billion General Fund...
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