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Cook County Health System Withstands Challenge to Purchasing Decision

The ordinance that established the Cook County Health and Hospitals System (Health System) in 2008 specifically granted its independent Board of Directors…

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Quinn Administration Retools Proposal to Increase State Retirees’ Health Premiums

In response to opposition from state lawmakers, Governor Pat Quinn’s administration has scrapped a proposal to reduce state costs by $254.5 million in FY2011 by requiring all retirees to contribute to their health insurance premiums.…

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Update on State Borrowing

The Civic Federation recently released its analysis of Governor Pat Quinn’s recommended FY2011 operating and capital budgets for the State of Illinois. One of the Federation’s…

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Civic Federation Opposes Unbalanced $52 Billion FY2011 Illinois Budget

Spending Plan Would Make Fiscal Crisis Worse (CHICAGO) The Civic Federation’s Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability released today its analysis of Governor Quinn’s recommended FY2011 State of Illinois budget. The Federation…

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State of Illinois FY2011 Recommended Operating and Capital Budgets: Analysis and Recommendations

The Civic Federation opposes Governor Pat Quinn’s $52 billion FY2011 recommended operating budget for the State of Illinois because it is unbalanced and does too little to address the State’s fiscal crisis. The Governor’s recommended…

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Governor Proposes Increased State Retiree Contributions to Health Insurance

The State of Illinois currently pays the entire bill for health insurance premiums for 90% of retired state workers. Under Illinois law, retirees with at least 20 years of…

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Recovery Not Enough to Solve State's Fiscal Crisis

Although some national economic indicators suggest that the global recession, which began in December 2007, is showing signs of a gradual recovery, many state budgets are more stressed…

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The Cook County Property Assessment Process: A Primer on Assessment, Classification, Equalization, and Property Tax Exemptions

This report describes how the taxable value of real estate is established in Cook County, Illinois. It explains the determination of assessed value and the calculation of taxable value, including data on triennial assessment districts,…

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Governor Proposes Borrowing Instead of Doubling Unpaid Bills

Governor Pat Quinn’s recommended FY2011 budget, issued on March 10, 2010, proposes borrowing $4.7 billion to cover FY2011’s projected operating deficit. No details about the Governor’s borrowing plan have yet been made available. However,…

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Despite Operating Deficit Capital Spending Still Growing

Although the proposed FY2011operating budget for the State of Illinois, which includes a $4.7 billion annual deficit and carrying forward $6 billion in…