07.24.18
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Call For Nominations: The 27th Annual Motorola Solutions Foundation Excellence In Public Service Award
The Civic Federation is pleased to announce a call for nominations for the 27th Annual Motorola Solutions Foundation Excellence in Public Service Award. The Excellence in Public Service Award...
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Chicago Public Schools FY2019 Proposed Budget: Analysis and Recommendations
Click here to read the full report. The Civic Federation supports Chicago Public Schools’ proposed FY2019 budget of $7.6 billion with reservations. Due to considerable recurring revenue sources,...
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City Colleges of Chicago FY2019 Tentative Budget: Analysis and Recommendations
Click here to read the full report. The Civic Federation supports the City Colleges of Chicago’s proposed FY2019 operating budget. The $436.1 million budget is a prudent plan to continue to...
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Job Opening at the Civic Federation: Research Associate
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In the collar counties that surround #CookCounty, nearly 70% of property taxes go to fund public schools: https://t.co/cuZnx0baTO
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Chart shows the combined revenue of the 100 counties in Illinois that are included in the Comptroller’s 2016 Fiscal… https://t.co/UCks40yiMu
Blogs
09.21.18
Park Districts in Illinois
The latest in a series about local governments, this blog post examines the number of park districts in Illinois, including an analysis of the number of park districts by county.
The park districts examined in this blog are stand-alone special purpose...
09.13.18
Illinois’ backlog of unpaid bills stood at nearly $7.4 billion as of September 13,...
09.07.18
As part of an ongoing series about local governments in Illinois, this blog post will examine the revenues and expenditures of counties located in Illinois and a comparison of...
08.31.18
With governments in Illinois facing steep increases in yearly pension contributions, new plans are being floated to borrow billions of dollars to stabilize ailing pension funds and relieve budgetary pressures.
The...
In the News
09.04.18
The Wall Street Journal
This article covers City of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s announcement that he will not be seeking re-election for a third term. Civic Federation President Laurence Msall said that Mayor Emanuel...
08.22.18
Chicago Sun-Times
This article discusses a proposal for the City of Chicago to issue $10 billion in pension obligations bonds, which is currently under consideration by the Mayor's Office. Bond proceeds would go...
07.24.18
Multiple Outlets
The following news items cover the release of the Civic Federation's analysis of the Chicago Public Schools FY2019 budget ....
05.30.18
Crain's Chicago Business
This article discusses the findings of the Civic Federation’s Estimated Full Value of Real Property in Cook County:...
Tweets by @CivicFederation
In the collar counties that surround #CookCounty, nearly 70% of property taxes go to fund public schools: https://t.co/cuZnx0baTO
Chart shows the combined revenue of the 100 counties in Illinois that are included in the Comptroller’s 2016 Fiscal… https://t.co/UCks40yiMu
The Illinois Comptroller reports that the combined revenue for 100 of the 102 counties in Illinois totaled $3.7 bil… https://t.co/puLJ09uFJ1