04.10.20
The spread of the COVID-19 virus and the measures put in place to reduce the transmission of the virus have forced states and localities across the...
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05.30.19
During Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s first City Council meeting on May 29, 2019, new City Council Rules and Procedures were adopted by the Council. Also introduced was an...
03.28.19
On March 13, 2019 the Chicago City Council voted to approve Substitute Resolution 2018-1151 . The Resolution amends Rules 49 and 55...
03.12.19
11.08.18
2019 Civic Federation Legislative Priorities The Civic Federation's...
12.24.13
Last week the Civic Federation marked the end of the FY2014 budget season with a blog that summarized the proposed budgets for the eight local governments the Federation monitors. These governments include the...
12.12.13
On December 11, 2013, the City Council approved an ordinance to establish the City Council Office of Financial Analysis (COFA), modeled on...
09.27.12
On June 30, 2011 the Civic Federation released Recommendations for a Financially Sustainable City of Chicago . The report offered a comprehensive set of forty recommendations to improve the City’s long-term fiscal condition....
04.18.12
Last week, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced two alternative service delivery initiatives: 1) managed competition for County...
11.11.11
The Civic Federation's legislative priorities for 2012 include public pension reform, requiring the State of Illinois to develop and implement a capital improvement plan, dissolving the Illinois...