04.05.19
Last week, the Civic Federation wrote about the Chicago City Council’s recent approval of a resolution to begin livestreaming committee meetings in...
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03.11.19
In a series of...
11.08.18
2019 Civic Federation Legislative Priorities The Civic Federation's...
07.24.18
03.30.18
*Note: This blog post was updated on April 13, 2018 with more recent information on the Chicago Public Schools’ short-term borrowing and cash flow position.
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is heading into the next annual budget cycle for the 2019 fiscal year that begins on July 1, 2018. In...
02.12.15
The Civic Federation’s previous blog examined the long-term debt of eight major local governments in northeastern Illinois.
This blog explores the unfunded pension liabilities of...
02.27.06
This report provides a trend analysis of indicators that measure the financial health and performance of ten major local government pension funds from 1997 to 2004. It finds a combined $14.4...
06.20.03
The Civic Federation was disappointed that, rather than cut non-essential or redundant programs, the Chicago Public Schools FY2004 budget of $4.8 billion included a $36 million property tax...