State of Illinois

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Illinois Criminal Justice Agency Budget Requests for FY2023 Reflect Implementation of SAFE-T Act

Governor JB Pritzker’s proposed FY2023 State Budget directs funding to a number of public…

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Governor’s FY2023 Budget Buoyed by Stronger than Expected Economic Recovery

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker’s fourth budget recommendation proposes taking advantage of a…

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The State of Illinois’ Five-Year Fiscal Report

On November 9, 2021, the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget (GOMB) released the Illinois Economic and Fiscal Policy Report. The report includes a comparison of the FY2022 enacted budget with the current outlook for FY2022 and a…

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Civic Federation to Honor IDHS Secretary Grace Hou with 30th Annual Excellence in Public Service Award

On Thursday, December 9, the Civic Federation will honor Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) Secretary Grace B. Hou with the 30th Annual Motorola Solutions Foundation Excellence in Public Service Award. The award, presented and…

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Illinois Department Of Transportation To Implement Project Prioritization System

Illinois enacted a $48.7 billion multi-year FY2022 capital budget in June 2021. Unlike the State’s annual General Funds budget, which is intended to cover only the cost of operations for the current fiscal year, capital appropriations are…

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Evaluating Ideas for Homeowner Property Tax Relief

The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (Lincoln Institute) released last week an evaluation of common property tax relief programs…

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Quantifying what the Elimination of Cash Bond Means in Illinois

In a report released last week, the Civic Federation and…

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Updated Report: Elimination of Cash Bail in Illinois: Financial Impact Analysis

The Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts (AOIC) and the Civic Federation originally released a report on behalf of the Illinois Supreme Court Pretrial Practices Implementation Task Force on September 13, 2021 that measured the…

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The FY2022 Capital Budget Enacted By The General Assembly

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…

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Equity-Based Commission to Develop New Model for Public University Funding in Illinois

On August 24, 2021, Governor Pritzker signed legislation