10.07.10
The State of Illinois is allowed to carry bills from one fiscal year through a specified period of time in the next fiscal year. This period of time—known as the lapse period—has been extended for FY2010 from two months to six months to give the State longer to deal with its mountain...
10.06.10
The Motorola Foundation and the Civic Federation are pleased to announce the 2010 Motorola Foundation Excellence in Public Service Award honoree, Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Trustee Jim Reilly. The Excellence in Public Service Award annually recognizes a non-elected government...
09.30.10
Citing reliance on one-time revenue sources, such as borrowing, to try and close its FY2011 operating shortfall, Moody’s Investors Service announced last week that...
09.29.10
Now over 116 years old, the Civic Federation began as an effort by a diverse group of Chicagoans to reform the city’s political and social landscape through direct engagement. Many of Chicago’s most famous names were involved – William T. Stead, Lyman Judson Gage, Bertha Honore...
09.23.10
The State of Illinois will receive less federal Medicaid funding than it budgeted for in FY2011—but more than had been feared several months ago.
After months of debate, Congress in August of 2010 passed and President Obama signed a bill extending enhanced Medicaid...
09.23.10
The Civic Federation often voices concerns when governments use one-time or nonrecurring revenue sources for ongoing expenses. There are a number of reasons this can be problematic. By definition such revenue sources will not be available in the future so if the government utilizes nonrecurring...
09.17.10
Only two months into the new fiscal year, the State of Illinois has already begun pushing FY2011 operating costs into the next fiscal year. By borrowing cash on hand in the State’s special funds, rather than sweeping it, the State has passed on more than $70 million in current operating...
09.15.10
09.09.10
The State of Illinois lags behind other states in the use of community care for the developmentally disabled, but a new plan would bring Illinois in line with national standards by 2017.
09.08.10
Last week the Civic Federation blogged about the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District’s reaction to its estimated $24 million budget deficit. Specifically, we outlined Executive...
