05.09.17
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2016 Civic Federation Annual Report
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State of Illinois FY2018 Recommended Operating Budget: Analysis and Recommendations
Click here to read the full report. The Civic Federation’s Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability not able to support Governor Rauner’s recommended FY2018 budget because it has an...
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GOMB recently released numbers supporting assessment that State’s FY18 budget results in deficit instead of surplus: https://t.co/f7a9rFomTA
The Civic Federation
When ILGA overrode Governor’s veto of FY2018 budget, it estimated enacted budget would have surplus of about $360M: https://t.co/f7a9rFFYia
Blogs
10.13.17
When the Illinois General Assembly overrode Governor Rauner’s veto of the FY2018 budget package in July, it estimated that the enacted budget would have an operating surplus of about $360 million....
09.28.17
Illinois Public Act 100-0401 , signed into law on August 25, 2017, will increase the value of the Senior Citizens and General Homestead Exemptions in Cook County starting in Tax Year 2017...
09.07.17
For nearly two months, the fate of Illinois’ budget for the current fiscal year was in doubt because of Governor Bruce Rauner’s veto of a school funding bill . With...
08.25.17
Seven weeks after the General Assembly enacted Illinois’ first budget in three years by overriding the Governor’s veto, the backlog of bills owed by the State still stood at $14.5 billion ....
In the News
09.07.17
WBBM News Radio
This article discusses Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner's plan to borrow $6 billion to pay off a portion of the State’s backlog of overdue bills. Civic Federation President Laurence Msall remarks...
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....
06.15.17
CBS 2
This segment discusses how the State of Illinois could lose the Powerball and Mega Millions lottery games if the State does not reach a budget agreement by the end of this month. Civic Federation...