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01.30.12: Reuters
Illinois facing “financial disaster”: watchdog
This article examines the State of Illinois FY2013 Budget Roadmap released January 30th by the Civic Federation’s Illinois research institute. The analysis warns that the State could see its...
01.30.12: Chicago Tribune
Tell us now, Governor
In this editorial the Chicago Tribune urges Illinois Governor Pat Quinn to address the future of the State’s budget in light of the scheduled partial sunset of the temporary income tax increase...
01.30.12: ABC 7 News
Report: Ill to have $35B in unpaid bills by 2017
Civic Federation President Laurence Msall is interviewed about the State of Illinois FY2013 Budget Roadmap released by the Federation’s Illinois research institute. The Civic Federation urges...
01.30.12: WTTW's "Chicago Tonight"
Civic Federation:$35 Billion in State IOUs by 2017
Civic Federation President Laurence Msall discusses the Federation’s State of Illinois FY2013 Budget Roadmap in this roundtable discussion with Anders Lindall, Public Affairs Director of...
01.25.12: The Bond Buyer
Unfunded State and Local Illinois Pensions Hit $103B
(The full text of this article is available only to the publication’s subscribers.) This article cites a Civic Federation analysis that total unfunded liabilities for ten Chicago-area pension...