03.18.14
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Board of Directors of the Civic Federation are pleased to announce a conference on how municipalities in Illinois can avoid or resolve fiscal stress. The half-day conference will take place on Wednesday, April 23 rd in the Conference Center at the...
01.15.14
As a follow-up to the Capital Planning Overview , this blog post summarizes information contained in the Civic Federation’s FY2014 budget analyses to compare how well the capital improvement...
12.30.13
12.24.13
Last week the Civic Federation marked the end of the FY2014 budget season with a blog that summarized the proposed budgets for the eight local governments the Federation monitors. These governments include the...
12.19.13
Last week marked the end of the FY2014 budget season for the eight local governments monitored by the Civic Federation. These governments are the...
12.11.13
The Civic Federation supports the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District’s tentative budget of $1.2 billion for its responsible pension practices and transparent long-term planning. The...
12.04.13
The Civic Federation supports the $425.6 million Chicago Park District budget for continuing the District’s multi-year effort to reduce its structural deficit. The proposal includes a broad-...
11.20.13
The Civic Federation strongly supports the proposal to create an Office of Financial Analysis for the Chicago City Council.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s proposed FY2014 budget includes...
11.13.13
The Civic Federation supports the City of Chicago’s proposed $7.0 billion budget as a reasonable short-term plan that closes approximately two-thirds of a $338.7 million budget gap with...
11.12.13
The Civic Federation supports the Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) proposed FY2014 operating budget of nearly $1.4 billion. After two years of difficult but necessary steps to stabilize its...
