03.07.18
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The Kearney Center was established in 2018 to demonstrate and advance opportunities for public pension reform in Illinois. As a project of the Civic Federation, it seeks independently verifiable...
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Blogs
04.20.18
The Civic Federation has long supported the development of a consensus revenue forecast for the State of Illinois. Public finance experts...
04.12.18
On April 5, 2018 the City Colleges of Chicago Board of Trustees unanimously approved Board Resolution 33420 , which changes the tuition rate from a tier-based rate structure to a hybrid tuition rate structure....
04.06.18
New monthly reports by the Illinois Comptroller’s Office provide the first detailed public information about interest penalties owed on the State’s mountain of overdue bills. As of the end of...
03.30.18
*Note: This blog post was updated on April 13, 2018 with more recent information on the Chicago Public Schools’ short-term borrowing and cash flow position.
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is heading into the next annual budget cycle for the 2019 fiscal year that begins on July 1, 2018. In...
In the News
04.16.18
Crain's Chicago Business
This article previewed a forum hosted by the Civic Federation and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. The half-day conference featured former elected officials, analysists and union officials to...
04.11.18
Chicago Tonight
This article discusses the withholding of City of Harvey funds by the Illinois Comptroller in response to continued underfunding of Harvey's public safety pensions. Following the intercept, the...
04.02.18
Crain's Chicago Business
This article discusses the ruling to overturn funding reforms for the Chicago Park District’s pension system. As part of the ruling, increased employee contributions will have to be repaid with...
03.26.18
State Journal-Register
This article discusses the challenges of assessing the impact of the 2016 Safe Roads Amendment, or “Lockbox Amendment,” which prohibits the State of Illinois and local governments from using...
Tweets by @CivicFederation
A Pew analysis concludes that the best strategy for States to manage revenue volatility is to build adequate reserv… https://t.co/uLUGDd1LrP
Chart provides a comparison between the tuition rates currently in place at City Colleges of Chicago and the newly… https://t.co/TxZoTjUecL
On April 5, 2018 the City Colleges of Chicago Board of Trustees unanimously approved Board Resolution 33420, which… https://t.co/qqSgzDCcJh