03.24.20
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 covering various topics related to the...
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.
The Civic Federation's 2020 Civic Awards
Please note: Due to restrictions on public gatherings designed to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the Civic Federation's Annual Civic Awards will go virtual for 2020. The decision was made...
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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 covering various topics related to the...
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Research and Communications Internship Opening: Civic Federation
Founded in 1894, the Civic Federation is an independent, non-partisan government research organization that provides objective analysis and recommendations on government finance issues for the...
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On the Civic Federation blog: @ChiCityColleges Releases FY2021 Capital Budget: https://t.co/vcLTnuRIVG
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New today on the Civic Federation blog: CARES Act Funds to Reach Smaller Illinois Counties and Municipalities:… https://t.co/ZRRgmvUvzY
Blogs
07.09.20
City Colleges of Chicago released its tentative FY2021 operating and capital budgets on June 23, 2020. The total budget is proposed to be $441.0 million. This...
07.08.20
Since the federal government provided $139 billion of coronavirus relief funds to states and large cities and counties in April, smaller localities have been waiting to receive...
07.01.20
Starting July 1, 2020, many Illinois cannabis consumers will see an increase in the taxes they pay on recreational cannabis as the Cannabis Retailers’ Occupation Tax that is allowed to be imposed by counties and municipalities goes into effect. This local option sales tax will be in addition to...
06.26.20
Since the Civic Federation published a blog on short-term debt in Illinois on May 22, 2020, there have been two significant updates to...
In the News
05.08.20
Crain's Chicago Business
Calls to exclude Illinois, Chicago or other major governments from future rounds of federal relief because of past bad fiscal decisionmaking are misguided and threaten full national economic...
03.20.20
Bloomberg
As state and local governments continued to increase the intensity of their responses to the Covid-19 pandemic, this article examined the effect social distancing and business closures could have...
10.23.19
Bloomberg
This article covered Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's budget address, in which she presented her recommendation for the City's FY2020 budget. Civic Federation President Laurence Msall said that the...
08.29.19
The Wall Street Journal
This article covered the City of Chicago's significant financial challenges ahead of Mayor Lori Lightfoot's State of the City address. Civic Federation President Laurence Msall said that the Mayor...
Tweets by @CivicFederation
On the Civic Federation blog: @ChiCityColleges Releases FY2021 Capital Budget: https://t.co/vcLTnuRIVG
#twill
#muniland
New today on the Civic Federation blog: CARES Act Funds to Reach Smaller Illinois Counties and Municipalities:… https://t.co/ZRRgmvUvzY
Research and Communications #Internship Opening with the Civic Federation. More info and applications instructions… https://t.co/r3ALjtKDbj