In this blog post, Greg Hinz discusses the Civic Federation’s “Financial Challenges for the New Mayor of Chicago” report, which found that the City of Chicago between FY2007 and FY2011 increased appropriations by 8.6 percent, despite sharp declines in revenues.
Civic Federation President Laurence Msall discusses the Federation’s “Financial Challenges for the New Mayor of Chicago” report in this interview. Mr. Msall says that there is no easy solution to fix the City’s budget shortfall.
This article discusses the Civic Federation’s “Financial Challenges for the New Mayor of Chicago” report and details the Federation’s recommendations.
In this article about spending limits imposed by the State of Illinois for the next three fiscal years, the Civic Federation says that it is unsure that the requirement will actually limit spending.
This news segment discusses recommendations in the Civic Federation’s “Financial Challenges for the New Mayor of Chicago” report.
This editorial about Governor Pat Quinn’s State of Illinois FY2012 proposed budget address says the Governor should consider budget-cutting recommendations made by the Civic Federation.
Governor Pat Quinn’s proposed FY2012 budget for the State of Illinois features additional borrowing and an overall increase in spending, despite steep spending reductions in the area of human services. The Governor’s FY2012 budget, issued on February 16, 2011, includes total operating resources of $33.9 million and total expenditures of $35.4 billion. In order to close the operating shortfall, the Governor’s plan uses $1.45 billion of the proceeds from a proposed $8.75 billion borrowing in…
Today the Civic Federation released its analysis of Cook County’s FY2011 Executive Budget Recommendation. The Federation supports Cook County’s $3.0 billion proposed budget plan as it reflects a significant effort by the new County administration to usher in an era of significant reform of governmental operations. The Federation commends Board President Preckwinkle and her team for their commitment to adopt a plan to fully roll back the sales tax increase by 2013 as part of the FY2011 budget…
(CHICAGO) The Civic Federation will announce its support for the proposed $3.0 billion FY2011 Cook County budget at a public hearing today. The plan cuts expenditures and employee headcount while committing to a full repeal of the sales tax increase. The full 61-page report is available on the Civic Federation website, www.civicfed.org. “The Civic Federation commends Board President Preckwinkle and her team for starting the long-overdue process of reforming Cook County operations,” said…
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 reform of governmental operations, as recommended by the Civic Federation in the Cook County Modernization report, which can be read here. The Civic Federation believes that the County still faces significant challenges. Although the recommended budget includes…
