Financial Indicators

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Fund Balance Levels in Large Cities

A government’s fund balance represents savings that it has accumulated and is an important indicator of fiscal health. Previously this blog compared the fund…

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Local Government Finance in Northeastern Illinois: FY2000-FY2003

This report examines trends in expenditures, revenues, fund balance, personnel, and long-term debt for 1099 local governments in Cook, Lake, DuPage, Kane, McHenry, and Will counties. It includes aggregate data on counties, forest preserve…

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A Snapshot of Regional Finance in Northeastern Illinois 1997-2000

This report presents a macro-level overview of expenditure, revenue, debt and personnel trends of 1,043 governments in Cook, Lake, DuPage, Kane, McHenry, and Will Counties. It includes FY1997 and FY2000 comparative information for…