07.02.18
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The Civic Federation supports the City Colleges of...
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.
City Colleges of Chicago FY2019 Tentative Budget: Analysis and Recommendations
Click here to read the full report. The Civic Federation supports the City Colleges of Chicago’s proposed FY2019 operating budget. The $436.1 million budget is a prudent plan to continue to...
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Estimated Full Value of Real Property in Cook County: 2007-2016
Click here to read the full report. This report provides estimates of the full market value of real property in Cook County from 2007-2016 and shows how property value is spread among the...
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State of Illinois FY2019 Recommended Operating Budget: Analysis and Recommendations
Click here to read the full report. The Civic Federation’s Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability is not able to support Governor Bruce Rauner’s recommended FY2019 budget because it is...
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Job Opening at the Civic Federation: Research Associate
The Civic Federation is an independent, non-partisan government research organization that provides analysis and recommendations on government finance issues for the Chicago region and State of...
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The State’s general operating revenues for fiscal year 2018 were $37.7 billion, according to a recent report by the… https://t.co/BjtlN8RTJZ
The Civic Federation
The figure is $921 million, or 2.5%, above the forecast of $36.8 billion presented by the Governor’s Office of Mana… https://t.co/gmIjWoSYqF
Blogs
07.16.18
The State of Illinois collected over $900 million more in revenues than previously forecast in the budget year that just ended, apparently resulting in a lower than expected year-end backlog of unpaid bills.
The State’s general operating revenues for fiscal year 2018 were $37.7 billion,...
07.13.18
Cook County Clerk David Orr’s office released the 2017 Cook County Tax Rates report on June 20, 2018 and shortly after, Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas mailed the second...
07.05.18
Since Illinois passed its budget for the current fiscal year, many questions have been raised about the...
06.29.18
Beginning in August 2018, establishments with liquor licenses in unincorporated areas of Cook County will be able to offer video gaming on automated gambling machines based on an ordinance amendment passed by the Cook County Board of Commissioners earlier this month. Video gaming refers to...
In the News
05.30.18
Crain's Chicago Business
This article discusses the findings of the Civic Federation’s Estimated Full Value of Real Property in Cook County:...
05.18.18
Governing
This article briefly summarizes the ongoing financial struggles in the City of...
05.23.18
Chicago Magazine
This article discusses Civic Federation recommendations from the FY2019 State of Illinois Budget Roadmap to...
05.09.18
Multiple Outlets
The following news items cover the release of the Institute for Illinois' Fiscal Sustainability at the Civic Federation's analysis...
Tweets by @CivicFederation
The State’s general operating revenues for fiscal year 2018 were $37.7 billion, according to a recent report by the… https://t.co/BjtlN8RTJZ
The figure is $921 million, or 2.5%, above the forecast of $36.8 billion presented by the Governor’s Office of Mana… https://t.co/gmIjWoSYqF
Property taxes in Cook County are a zero-sum game, meaning that tax relief provided to one property owner must be p… https://t.co/J2mnq07wpP