06.13.19
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.
State of Illinois FY2020 Recommended Operating and Capital Budgets: Analysis and Recommendations
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Financial Challenges for the Next Chicago Mayor and City Council
The Civic Federation released this report in advance of the April 2, 2019 Chicago municipal election for consideration by the public and candidates for Mayor, Treasurer, Aldermanic Office and...
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2018 Civic Federation Annual Report
Download a copy of the Civic Federation's 2018 Annual Report. For copies of past Civic Federation annual reports, please click the following links: 2017 Annual Report 2016 Annual Report
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Job Opening at the Civic Federation: Executive Assistant
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Civic Federation analysis explores the history and repercussions of the significant accumulation of cases at the Il… https://t.co/W12V00AV6Q
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After public records requests were submitted to 40 of the State’s 102 counties, the organization said that Cook Cou… https://t.co/eC00z3zSBZ
Blogs
06.20.19
The Cook County Chief Judge’s Office recently released a report and accompanying data assessing the effectiveness of a 2017 reform of...
06.12.19
The Illinois Department of Revenue recently announced that the final equalization factor for the Cook County 2018 property assessment year (taxes payable in 2019) is...
06.07.19
In a flurry of activity at the end of its spring session, the Illinois General Assembly passed a $40 billion operating budget, approved significant tax increases and authorized the State’s first major construction program in a decade, financed partly by an expansion of gambling.
With so...
05.30.19
During Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s first City Council meeting on May 29, 2019, new City Council Rules and Procedures were adopted by the Council. Also introduced was an...
In the News
05.30.19
The State of Illinois has not had a major capital plan for a decade, and it is clear that capital needs are outpacing resources. While there is near universal agreement, including by the Civic...
04.03.19
The New York Times
This article covered the Chicago municipal election and outlined the challenges Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot...
03.12.19
This article covered the release of the Civic Federation’s Financial Challenges for the Next Chicago Mayor and...
02.25.19
The New York Times
On the eve of the February 26 Chicago municipal election, this article explored the significant challenges facing the City of Chicago. One of the most significant issues is the City's loss of...
Tweets by @CivicFederation
Civic Federation analysis explores the history and repercussions of the significant accumulation of cases at the Il… https://t.co/W12V00AV6Q
After public records requests were submitted to 40 of the State’s 102 counties, the organization said that Cook Cou… https://t.co/eC00z3zSBZ
Despite gaps in Cook County’s bond court information, a new report by the Coalition to End Money Bond (… https://t.co/FKPHGrOJUB