The Civic Federation opposed the $7 million property tax increase proposed in the FY2002 Chicago Park District’s $334 million budget. However, we strongly supported the innovative directions the...
The Civic Federation supported the proposed FY2002 City of Chicago budget of $4.6 billion because: the budget did not include any broad-based tax increases; it eliminated 538 vacant positions for...
The Civic Federation commended Cook County for proposing a FY2002 budget of $2.7 billion that held the line on spending and avoided tax or fee increases. However, we were disappointed that the...
