This report examines trends in expenditures, revenues, fund balance, personnel, and long-term debt for 1099 local governments in Cook, Lake, DuPage, Kane, McHenry, and Will counties. It includes aggregate data on counties, forest preserve…
The Civic Federation supports the $476.1 million City Colleges of Chicago FY2007 tentative budget because it makes impressive strides in implementing business process reforms that will enable the District to better manage its resources and…
This report provides a trend analysis of indicators that measure the financial health and performance of ten major local government pension funds from 1997 to 2004. It finds a combined $14.4 billion in unfunded liabilities for the ten…
This issue brief provides a "plain English" description of how GASB 43 and 45 will require government financial reporting on non-pension post-employment benefits (OPEB). It is illustrated with preliminary estimates of unfunded OPEB…
The Civic Federation's legislative priorities for 2006 include public pension reform, elimination of the Suburban Cook County Tuberculosis Sanitarium District, property tax exemptions and assessment reform, revision of the Regional…
The Civic Federation supported the MWRD's FY2006 Budget because it reduced its property tax levy by $4.4 million and continues to reduce personnel. The Federation recommended that the District pursue joint purchasing of prescription drugs…
The Civic Federation supported the Chicago Park District's FY2006 Budget because the District did not raise its property tax levy this year, and continues to control personnel costs by cutting positions and restructuring its healthcare…
The Civic Federation opposed the Forest Preserve District’s FY2006 Budget because the District's Capital Improvements Plan and budget document fail to meet minimum standards for disclosure and accountability.
The Civic Federation supports DuPage County's FY2006 budget and property tax increase because the County has reduced spending by 20% since 2002, and has held the line on property tax for 10 years. The Civic Federation cautions against any…
The Civic Federation supports the CTA's FY2006 budget as a reasonable short-term plan. It endorses the targeted fare increase to $2.00 for cash and rail cards, and encourages the CTA to work cooperatively with the RTA and General Assembly…
