11.20.18
When the State of Illinois enacted its budget for the current fiscal year in June 2018, it had a narrow surplus on paper of about $14 million. But a...
11.20.18
When the State of Illinois enacted its budget for the current fiscal year in June 2018, it had a narrow surplus on paper of about $14 million. But a...
11.09.18
Illinois’ contributions to its severely underfunded retirement systems are expected to increase significantly in the upcoming budget year, but the numbers could change due to pension buyout plans that have yet to be implemented.
Proposed State contributions to the five pension funds are...
11.08.18
2019 Civic Federation Legislative Priorities The Civic Federation's...
11.08.18
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Civic Federation supports the Forest...
11.07.18
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The Civic Federation supports the Chicago Transit...
11.01.18
The Civic Federation conducts an analysis of the Chicago Transit Authority’s annual proposed budget each year. This analysis includes two measures used to assess CTA’s productivity over time: labor cost per actual unlinked passenger trip and operating expense per passenger mile....
10.31.18
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The Civic Federation supports the...
10.26.18
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The Civic Federation supports Cook...
10.26.18
A new study by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that Medicaid enrollment declined by 0.6% across the United States in 2018—the first nationwide drop since 2007. The...
10.12.18
The Illinois Estate tax is levied on net assets over $4 million of the estates of the deceased. Illinois does not have an inheritance tax, which is levied on assets received by the inheritors of an estate.
Estate tax revenue is forecast to be...