09.13.21
The Civic Federation is a non-partisan government research organization working to maximize the quality and cost-effectiveness of government services in the Chicago region and State of Illinois.
Elimination of Cash Bail in Illinois: Financial Impact Analysis
Click here to read the full report. Click here to read the press release for this report. Click here for an executive summary briefing document.
Learn More
Job Opening at the Civic Federation: Executive Assistant
The Civic Federation is a non-partisan, non-profit government research organization working to maximize the quality and cost-effectiveness of government services in the Chicago region and the State...
Learn More
Call For Nominations: The 30th Annual Motorola Solutions Foundation Excellence In Public Service Award - presented by the Civic Federation
Presented and administrated by the Civic Federation
Learn More
Job Opening at the Civic Federation: Research Associate
The Civic Federation is an independent, non-partisan government research organization that provides analysis and recommendations on government finance issues for the Chicago region and State of...
Learn More
Chicago Public Schools FY2022 Proposed Budget: Analysis and Recommendations
The Civic Federation supports the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) proposed budget of $9.3 billion for FY2022 because it is balanced and supported by federal COVID-19 relief funding. CPS, along with all...
Learn More
An Inventory of Local Governments in Illinois
According to the United States Census of Governments, the State of Illinois has by far the highest number of local governments in any state, at 6,918. However, a Civic Federation analysis of multiple...
Learn MoreTweets by @CivicFederation
The Civic Federation
"The primary purpose of the analysis was to identify how much money counties across Illinois collect and process an… https://t.co/1O7KTKiRHU
The Civic Federation
🚨🚨🚨 New Civic Federation Report: Elimination of Cash Bail in Illinois: Financial Impact Analysis
Read it now: https://t.co/4wCQ7dRSJG
Blogs
09.08.21
The General Assembly approved and Governor Pritzker signed an approximately $48.7 billion capital budget on June 17, 2021. [1]
Unlike the State’s annual General Funds budget, which is intended to cover only the cost of operations for the current...
09.02.21
On August 24, 2021, Governor Pritzker signed legislation that will create a Higher Education Evidence-Based...
08.18.21
The Civic Federation hosted a series of criminal justice reform panel discussions as part of the annual conference of the Governmental Research Association in July. Here we highlight the key takeaways from discussions on two topics currently at the...
08.13.21
The State of Illinois received some good fiscal news this summer: two rating agencies upgraded the State’s credit ratings and a third revised its outlook to positive. The credit upgrades were the first in in two decades, reversing years of negative news.
The State of Illinois currently...
In the News
09.13.21
The Illinois Supreme Court and the Civic Federation today announced the results of a report on the elimination of cash bail and the effect it will have on counties throughout Illinois.
The...
07.28.21
Spending plan bolstered by significant short-term federal support; Federation reiterates call for longer-term plans
03.12.21
The News-Gazette
By Jim Dey
One of the unique aspects of a governmental entity going broke is that few notice — or even object — until the ship of state founders.
That’s the way it’s been with...
12.21.20
Chicago Tribune
For more than nine months, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has done an admirable job of steering our state through the most dangerous public health crisis in a century. Unfortunately, the work for which voters...
Tweets by @CivicFederation
"The primary purpose of the analysis was to identify how much money counties across Illinois collect and process an… https://t.co/1O7KTKiRHU
🚨🚨🚨 New Civic Federation Report: Elimination of Cash Bail in Illinois: Financial Impact Analysis
Read it now: https://t.co/4wCQ7dRSJG
In the news at @Suntimes by @fspielman: City Council poised to approve eight-year police contract with 20% percent… https://t.co/mICjA3bCtf