08.03.17
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The Civic Federation supports the City...
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Call for Nominations for 2017 Transformer Awards
Transform Illinois, a collaborative of elected officials, civic and research organizations dedicated to promoting and supporting local government efficiency efforts in Illinois, is accepting...
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City Colleges of Chicago FY2018 Tentative Budget: Analysis and Recommendations
Click here to read the full report. The Civic Federation supports the City Colleges of Chicago’s proposed FY2018 operating budget. The $442.6 million budget is a prudent plan to begin to stabilize...
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2016 Civic Federation Annual Report
Download a copy of the Civic Federation's 2016 Annual Report. For copies of past Civic Federation annual reports, please click the following links: 2015 Annual Report 2014 Annual...
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Critics maintain that money bail system disproportionately hurts poor/minority residents, inflates jail population: https://t.co/69tXuAksuL
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Lawsuit in #CookCounty against cash bail system is part of national movement to reduce or eliminate use of cash bail https://t.co/69tXuAksuL
Blogs
08.18.17
In the wake of recently ordered bond court reforms , Cook County judges are seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging...
08.11.17
Last fall, the Civic Federation released an issue brief that examined Chicago Public Schools’ transparency and recommended a number of improvements, including live streaming Board of...
08.04.17
After two years with no complete budget except for public school funding, Illinois now faces the prospect of beginning the 2017-18 school year with a budget for everything except schools.
On August 1 Governor Rauner issued an...
07.28.17
August 1, 2017
UPDATE: The City of Chicago released its Annual Financial Analysis for 2017 on July 31, 2017. The online content included with the report includes two years of projections of the...
In the News
08.03.17
Chicago Sun-Times
This article discusses recommendations from the Civic Federation’s analysis of City Colleges of Chicago’s FY2018 budget...
07.31.17
Chicago Tribune
This article examines the $850 million in interest costs that the Chicago Public Schools will have to pay on a recent $500 million loan. Civic Federation President Laurence Msall explains that the...
07.27.17
Illinois Issues
In this segment, Civic Federation President Laurence Msall discusses key aspects of the State of Illinois’ FY2018 budget and the challenges the State still faces. He says the most important aspect...
07.07.17
Multiple Outlets
In the following news pieces, Civic Federation President Laurence Msall discusses details of the State of Illinois’ FY2018 budget plan and the impact the budget will have on the State’s finances....
Tweets by @CivicFederation
Critics maintain that money bail system disproportionately hurts poor/minority residents, inflates jail population: https://t.co/69tXuAksuL
Lawsuit in #CookCounty against cash bail system is part of national movement to reduce or eliminate use of cash bail https://t.co/69tXuAksuL
ICYMI: Civic Federation urges #CPS to take 2 steps to make its board meetings more accessible to the public. More: https://t.co/LNbBvSbuZP