07.31.19
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City Colleges of Chicago FY2020 Tentative Budget: Analysis and Recommendations
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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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More than 10 years out from the Great Recession, Illinois’ fiscal condition remains precarious. Some major issues:… https://t.co/wIYjPquh96
Blogs
08.15.19
A key Illinois Medicaid panel has recommended that the State move away from costly and often ineffective hospital detoxification services to treat opioid addiction....
08.06.19
In July members of the Governmental Research Association (GRA) gathered in St. Petersburg, Florida for the 116th annual GRA conference.
The GRA is the national organization of individuals professionally engaged in governmental...
08.01.19
In an earlier blog post , the Civic Federation analyzed the FY2020 budget enacted by the General Assembly. At the time, the State had not yet released a summary of appropriated...
07.26.19
In the News
07.31.19
Crain's Chicago Business
This article covered the Civic Federation’s analysis of the City Colleges of Chicago FY2020 Tentative Budget . The Federation supported...
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...
Tweets by @CivicFederation
The unfunded liability of the State of Illinois’ five retirement systems totaled $133.7 billion at the end of FY201… https://t.co/aSELPPKQev
More than 10 years out from the Great Recession, Illinois’ fiscal condition remains precarious. Some major issues:… https://t.co/wIYjPquh96
The underperformance of similar revenues supporting the “Illinois Jobs Now!” plan has for years forced the State to… https://t.co/XjAus4qbkU