Direct Debt Per Capita for Six Illinois Municipalities
Last week the Civic Federation blog featured an analysis of long-term obligations for six selected municipalities in Illinois and their…
The blogs for this week and next week will examine the long-term obligations of six selected municipalities in Illinois and their overlapping local governments using per capita indicators based on unfunded pension liabilities and bonded…
Last week the City of Chicago released its Annual Financial Analysis for 2013. According to an…
The following opinion piece by Civic Federation President Laurence Msall was published by…
As noted in last week’s blog post, two City of Chicago tax increment financing (TIF) districts will be extended for another 12 years if Governor Quinn signs…
The following opinion piece by Civic Federation President Laurence Msall was published by Crain's Chicago Business on May 30, 2013. Wrapped around the recent…
This week the Civic Federation released its annual Status of Local Pension Funding report. The purpose of this report is to compile and analyze basic…