On March 14, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Civic Federation hosted a half-day conference on the subject of public-private partnerships (P3s) to provide state and local governments with actionable ideas on alternatives to…
On Wednesday October 12th, Mayor Emanuel will release his first budget recommendations for the City of Chicago. With a reported FY2012 budget gap of $635.7 million to close in the Corporate Fund, the proposed budget is likely to address…
Today marks the 100th day since Toni Preckwinkle took office as President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. During that time, the County has begun to implement a variety of reforms including many of the recommendations from the…
There are over 3200 public pension board trustees governing 657 separate public pension funds in the State of Illinois…
Governor Pat Quinn has decided that the State of Illinois will shut down its troubled Howe Developmental Center in Tinley Park and move residents to other quarters by April 2010. The decision,…
The Civic Federation, in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, presented a forum on March 15, 2007 to consider the impact of Medicaid on state budgets. The forum brought together top researchers and government leaders to…
