07.24.18
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Call For Nominations: The 27th Annual Motorola Solutions Foundation Excellence In Public Service Award
The Civic Federation is pleased to announce a call for nominations for the 27th Annual Motorola Solutions Foundation Excellence in Public Service Award. The Excellence in Public Service Award...
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Chicago Public Schools FY2019 Proposed Budget: Analysis and Recommendations
Click here to read the full report. The Civic Federation supports Chicago Public Schools’ proposed FY2019 budget of $7.6 billion with reservations. Due to considerable recurring revenue sources,...
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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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Job Opening at the Civic Federation: Research Associate
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Because of the Illinois estate tax bracket structure, the first $4,040,000 of an estate’s net worth pays no tax, wh… https://t.co/DDbqDJKKsb
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In the news at the @chicagotribune: Why lawmakers might finally pass a bill to address the state’s crumbling transp… https://t.co/S8iGdsAhZv
Blogs
10.12.18
The Illinois Estate tax is levied on net assets over $4 million of the estates of the deceased. Illinois does not have an inheritance tax, which is levied on assets received by the inheritors of an estate.
Estate tax revenue is forecast to be...
10.03.18
Consumers of liquid nicotine in the City of Chicago will now pay more for liquid nicotine following the passage of Ordinance...
10.05.18
UPDATE: The State Universities Retirement System (SURS) does not expect to be ready to fully implement pension buyout plans for its members during FY2019, according to documents provided to the Civic Federation. SURS attributed the delay to complex benefit provisions, limited staffing and poor...
09.21.18
The latest in a series about local governments, this blog post examines the number of park districts in Illinois, including an analysis of the number of park districts by county.
The park districts examined in this blog are stand-alone special purpose governments that provide public...
In the News
10.15.18
Chicago Tribune
This article reports that there is growing bipartisan support for a capital plan in Springfield. The State of Illinois has not had a comprehensive capital plan since Illinois Jobs Now! , passed in...
09.04.18
The Wall Street Journal
This article covers City of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s announcement that he will not be seeking re-election for a third term. Civic Federation President Laurence Msall said that Mayor Emanuel...
08.22.18
Chicago Sun-Times
This article discusses a proposal for the City of Chicago to issue $10 billion in pension obligations bonds, which is currently under consideration by the Mayor's Office. Bond proceeds would go...
07.24.18
Multiple Outlets
The following news items cover the release of the Civic Federation's analysis of the Chicago Public Schools FY2019 budget ....
Tweets by @CivicFederation
Because of the Illinois estate tax bracket structure, the first $4,040,000 of an estate’s net worth pays no tax, wh… https://t.co/DDbqDJKKsb
In the news at the @chicagotribune: Why lawmakers might finally pass a bill to address the state’s crumbling transp… https://t.co/S8iGdsAhZv
Read more about the volatility of Illinois’ estate tax and why the State still has it: https://t.co/ynxn1VjAao (5/5)