12.19.19
UPDATE: The Cook County Board passed ordinance 20-0658 , imposing a 3% cannabis retailers’ occupation...
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02.16.18
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner presented his annual budget address on February 14, 2018, outlining his...
11.09.17
2018 Civic Federation Legislative Priorities The Civic Federation's...
12.19.16
2017 Civic Federation Legislative Priorities The Civic Federation's legislative priorities for 2017...
04.14.16
The Civic Federation co-hosted a conference with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago on April 4, 2016 entitled, “Medicaid Expansion and the Affordable Care Act: A Fiscal Checkup.” Experts, practitioners and academics from around the country gathered to discuss the choices states have made with...
10.11.13
As part of its ongoing analysis of State and local government budgets, the Civic Federation also reviews proposed capital budgets along with any planning documents provided in support of infrastructure investments.
Although many governments approve new and reappropriated capital spending...
07.23.13
The following opinion piece by Civic Federation President Laurence Msall was published by Crain's Chicago Business on July 23, 2013...
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...
07.15.11
After two consecutive years of losses, the State of Illinois is reporting moderate growth in sales tax revenue for FY2011, which ended on June 30, 2011. Not only did sales tax revenue collected by the State grow but it also beat the projections on which the budget was based.
Total...
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...