This article covers new fines and fees proposed during Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s October 23 City Budget Address, which emphasized the need to confront the City’s severely underfunded pension funds. The Civic Federation said the City’s Fire Fund…
This article covers Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s October 23 City Budget Address, which was punctuated by the urgent need for the State to act on pension reform. The Civic Federation said the City of Chicago’s current pension crisis is the result…
According to the latest legislative report on gaming in Illinois, total casino revenues have recovered since the opening of the State’s tenth riverboat casino…
As part of its ongoing analysis of State and local government budgets, the Civic Federation also reviews proposed capital budgets along with any planning documents provided in support of infrastructure investments. Although many…
(The full content of this article is only available to the publication’s subscribers.) This article covers the release of the Civic Federation’s FY2014 State of Illinois Enacted Budget Analysis on October 2. The report found the State made…
This editorial discusses the Civic Federation’s FY2014 State of Illinois Enacted Budget Analysis and the State’s lack of progress on passing pension reforms. The analysis says this year’s…
This article discusses recent developments from the seven-member legislative conference committee appointed by Governor Quinn to find a solution to the State’s…
This editorial discusses findings from the Civic Federation’s FY2014 State of Illinois Enacted Budget Analysis. The analysis said the State is not prepared to handle unsustainable pension…
This segment covers the release of the FY2014 Enacted Budget Analysis by the Civic Federation’s Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability on October 2. The report warns this year’s…
Aided by an unexpected surge in income tax collections in April 2013, the State of Illinois’ backlog of unpaid bills is projected to decline to roughly $5.8 billion at the end of FY2014. As shown in the table below and discussed in a…
