The Civic Federation supports the Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) proposed FY2011 budget of $1.3 billion but has significant concerns for the agency in the longer term. The budget is a 5.2% or $66.7 million increase from the…
Group Retains Concerns about Use of Capital Funds to Balance Budget The Civic Federation announced today that it supports the FY2011 Chicago Transit Authority proposed budget of $1.3 billion because it implements efficiencies and cost-…
Civic Federation Supports FY2011 Budget, Urges More Complete Planning Process Citing DuPage County’s plan to cut expenditures by 3.0% while pledging to maintain core services, the Civic Federation announced today that it supports the…
The Civic Federation supports the DuPage County FY2011 proposed operating budget of $459.4 million. The County is reducing operating expenditures for the second year in a row while pledging to maintain the existing level of service and…
The purpose of the Cook County Modernization Report is to provide leaders of the County with ideas for reshaping and refining County government that will improve service delivery to residents while reducing wasteful spending and decreasing…
This article scrutinizes the Chicago Department of Aviation’s multi-tiered management system. The Civic Federation questions the Department’s need for multiple layers of management and 17 assistant commissioners, noting that in the current…
This article discusses the exceedingly large severance packages paid out to several suburban school superintendents. The Civic Federation is quoted saying that given tough economic times in Illinois, school boards should be required to…
This article is about how a few Chicagoland school districts have started evaluating the need for car allowance perks for officials in a time of shrinking budgets and tax revenue. The Civic Federation says that in the current economic…
