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Column: No state or local government can weather this crisis on its own

05.08.20

Crain's Chicago Business

Calls to exclude Illinois, Chicago or other major governments from future rounds of federal relief because of past bad fiscal decisionmaking are misguided and threaten full national economic...

Best Defense Against Virus Proves Crushing to States' Finances

03.20.20

Bloomberg

As state and local governments continued to increase the intensity of their responses to the Covid-19 pandemic, this article examined the effect social distancing and business closures could have...

Civic Federation Supports Cook County's FY2020 Budget

11.04.19

(CHICAGO) -- In a report released today, the Civic Federation announced support for Cook County’s proposed FY2020 budget. The $6.18 billion budget proposal is a reasonable budget plan that holds...

Chicago Mayor Pitches Budget Relying on Uncertain State Help

10.23.19

Bloomberg

This article covered Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's budget address, in which she presented her recommendation for the City's FY2020 budget. Civic Federation President Laurence Msall said that the...

Chicago Mayor Faces Huge Budget Shortfall

08.29.19

The Wall Street Journal

This article covered the City of Chicago's significant financial challenges ahead of Mayor Lori Lightfoot's State of the City address. Civic Federation President Laurence Msall said that the Mayor...

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