05.13.21
The Civic Federation is a non-partisan government research organization working to maximize the quality and cost-effectiveness of government services in the Chicago region and State of Illinois.
2021 Virtual Governmental Research Association Conference
The Civic Federation is pleased to partner with the Governmental Research Association to co-host a virtual conference July 19-20, 2021. Register here via Eventbrite. To watch a video about the...
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New Directions for the Office of The Clerk of the Cook County Circuit Court: First 100 Days Progress Report
The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust’s generous support for the Civic Federation’s criminal justice program helped make this report possible. This report serves as the first of three planned updates...
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An Inventory of Local Governments in Illinois
According to the United States Census of Governments, the State of Illinois has by far the highest number of local governments in any state, at 6,918. However, a Civic Federation analysis of multiple...
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Civic Federation Research on the Fiscal Impact of COVID-19
The Civic Federation is examining the fiscal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the State of Illinois and its local governments. The following are blog posts and other items covering various topics...
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In the news via @thedailylineIL, @joelebert29: Illinois gets first ratings upgrade from S&P in decades, edging stat… https://t.co/ShQGYoDAR2
Blogs
07.01.21
On June 24, 2021, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle issued a preliminary budget forecast for fiscal year 2022 . The fiscal year begins December 1, 2021 and ends November 30...
06.25.21
Event lineup includes tributes from government, business and civic luminaries
On Tuesday, June 29, the Civic Federation will celebrate the outstanding civic and philanthropic contributions of Ariel Investments and Maurice Smith, President and CEO of Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC...
06.18.21
The Illinois General Assembly recently passed major revisions to its initial 2019 adult-use cannabis law. The revisions target an important provision of the original law that was meant to ensure access by disadvantaged communities to the growing and lucrative cannabis industry....
06.11.21
On April 21, 2021, the City of Chicago adopted Substitute Ordinance 2020-5902 , which requires the Department of Finance to publish monthly...
In the News
03.12.21
The News-Gazette
By Jim Dey
One of the unique aspects of a governmental entity going broke is that few notice — or even object — until the ship of state founders.
That’s the way it’s been with...
12.21.20
Chicago Tribune
For more than nine months, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has done an admirable job of steering our state through the most dangerous public health crisis in a century. Unfortunately, the work for which voters...
12.22.20
Crain's Chicago Business
Without action from Washington, any economic recovery will be blunted at best, and our most vulnerable populations and lower- and middle-income folks will bear the brunt of the stagnation....
10.20.20
This election cycle, Illinoisans have been presented with the option of amending the state constitution to allow for a graduated income tax. As proposed, the amendment represents a disappointing...
Tweets by @CivicFederation
RT @njcourts: Judge Glenn A. Grant, acting administrative director of the courts, is a panelist today on bail reform for the Civi… https://t.co/1WkjuXYbE6
In the news via @thedailylineIL, @joelebert29: Illinois gets first ratings upgrade from S&P in decades, edging stat… https://t.co/ShQGYoDAR2
In the news at @SJRbreaking: Moody's boosts Illinois' bond rating, citing 'material' improvement:… https://t.co/gmwwGS7hpJ