12.09.10
UPDATE: The Civic Federation commends Governor Pat Quinn for signing...
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12.08.10
Today the Civic Federation released its analysis of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District’s FY2011 tentative budget . The Civic Federation supports...
12.08.10
The Civic Federation supports the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District’s FY2011 Tentative Budget of nearly $1.0 billion. The tentative budget is a $681.1 million, or 41.1% decrease over...
12.02.10
UPDATE: The Civic Federation commends Governor Pat Quinn for signing Senate Bill 3538 , a bill reforming police and fire pensions in Illinois, on...
12.01.10
The Civic Federation released today its analysis of the Chicago Park District’s proposed FY2011 budget of $397.6 million. The Federation supported the...
12.01.10
The Civic Federation supports the Chicago Park District’s FY2011 proposed operating budget of $397.6 million. The District is proposing to hold the property tax levy flat and maintain...
11.23.10
The City of Chicago contributed $423.9 million to its Municipal, Laborers, Police, and Fire pension funds in fiscal year 2009, an amount equivalent to 13.4% of payroll. If it were following a fiscally reasonable pension funding policy it would have contributed at least 31.2% of payroll—an...
11.11.10
The Civic Federation's legislative priorities for 2011 include public pension reform, requiring state government to develop and implement a capital improvement plan, the dissolving of the Illinois...
11.03.10
The Civic Federation opposes the proposed FY2011 City of Chicago budget of nearly $6.2 billion because it does not effectively address the structural deficit and relies too heavily on asset lease...
10.26.10
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...