09.22.20
The Civic Federation is examining the fiscal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the State of Illinois and its local governments. The following are blog posts and other items covering various...
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.
New Directions for the Office of the Clerk of the Cook County Circuit Court: Recommendations for Planning and Transitioning to New Leadership
The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust’s generous support for the Civic Federation’s criminal justice program helped make this report possible. The Circuit Court of Cook County is the largest of the...
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Chicago Public Schools FY2021 Proposed Budget: Analysis and Recommendations
The Civic Federation supports the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) proposed budget for FY2021 as a reasonable plan given the current economic situation facing all state and local governments.
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Civic Federation Research on the Fiscal Impact of COVID-19
The Civic Federation is examining the fiscal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the State of Illinois and its local governments. The following are blog posts and other items covering various topics...
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Advocacy groups craft long to-do list for next Cook County Circuit Court clerk: https://t.co/AiNsV9RGjD
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Blogs
09.18.20
UPDATE : On September 21, the Cook County Health (CCH) Board approved by a vote of eight to three an amended FY2021 proposed budget with $40 million of additional County funding, instead of the $53...
09.17.20
The General Assembly enacted an approximately $49.2 billion capital budget on May 24, 2020. [1] Spending proposed in the capital budget includes funding from the State, grants from the federal government and local matching funds. The multi-year...
09.10.20
The City of Chicago recently released its Budget Forecast for FY2021 , which provides financial estimates for the City’s current fiscal year that ends on December 31, 2020 and a...
09.04.20
In a recent analysis of the Chicago Public Schools FY2021 budget, the Civic Federation supported the District’s proposed $8.4 billion budget. However, the Federation expressed serious concerns about the budget’s reliance on $343 million in...
In the News
07.17.20
At all times, it is important that the Illinois General Assembly be able to conduct its legislative duties safely, effectively and in open view of the public. This remains true during emergencies...
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...
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...
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...
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Advocacy groups craft long to-do list for next Cook County Circuit Court clerk: https://t.co/AiNsV9RGjD
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RT @ChiAppleseed: “@ChiAppleseed, @CivicFederation, and @ChiCouncilLaw issued the 24-page report that urges the winner of the Nov. 3… https://t.co/kFN6bfGRZe
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