Cook County

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Cook County Modernization 100-Day Accountability Report

The Civic Federation’s Cook County Modernization 100-Day Accountability Report continues the work of our Cook County Modernization Project. This report includes detailed information on the status of all 36 recommendations from the Civic…

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CookCounty100Days

This 100-Day Accountability Report [link] gives a progress update on recommendations to reform Cook County that the Civic Federation made in its Cook…

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100 Days in Cook County

Today marks the 100th day since Toni Preckwinkle took office as President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. During that time, the County has begun to implement a variety of reforms including many of the recommendations from the…

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Cook County Needs to Continue Modernization Process

The Cook County Board recently passed the County’s FY2011 budget. The budget included…

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Cook County Board Approves FY2011 Budget

On Saturday February 26th, the Cook County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the FY2011 Annual Appropriations Ordinance. In the…

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Cook County Budget-Balancing Plan Relies on Major Agency Reductions

Today the Civic Federation released its analysis of Cook County’s FY2011 Executive Budget Recommendation. The…

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Cook County FY2011 Proposed Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

The Civic Federation supports Cook County’s $3.0 billion FY2011 Executive Budget Recommendation as it reflects a significant effort to reduce expenditures. The new County administration also appears to be on a path toward significant…

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Status of Local Pension Funding Fiscal Year 2009: An Evaluation of Ten Local Government Employee Pension Funds in Cook County

This report analyzes basic financial data on ten major local government employee pension funds in Cook County. It is intended to provide lawmakers, pension trustees, pension fund members and taxpayers with the information they need to make…

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Forest Preserve District’s Revised FY2011 Budget is Late, But Still a Sound Proposal

The staff and President of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County filed a FY2011 proposed budget for review by the District’s governing board on October 6, 2010, almost three months before the start of the new fiscal year on January 1…

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Forest Preserve District’s Governance Structure Causes Conflicts, Budget Delays

In its recently released analysis of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County’s FY2011 proposed budget…