09.21.17
The Civic Federation released its annual estimate of the full value of real estate in Chicago and the Cook County suburbs yesterday. The full value report provides a...
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09.20.17
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This report provides...
09.15.17
With by far the largest number of local governments in the nation, the Civic Federation has long advocated for a sensible approach to consolidation and collaboration to reduce the number of local governments in Illinois and improve their effectiveness and efficiency. Consolidation of local...
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...
09.01.17
After several iterations and much disagreement, the State of Illinois now has a new statewide school funding formula. The Illinois General Assembly approved the new formula as Senate Bill 1947, House Floor Amendment 5 on August 29, with the Illinois House passing the bill Monday, August 28 and...
08.25.17
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The Civic Federation opposes the Chicago...
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 ....
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...