12.28.16
The following are the five most read posts presented by the Civic Federation blog in 2016. These posts examine issues ranging from local government consolidation to pension funding reform.
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12.19.16
2017 Civic Federation Legislative Priorities The Civic Federation's legislative priorities for 2017...
11.01.16
The Civic Federation supports the proposed FY2017 City of Chicago budget of $8.2 billion because it continues to work toward addressing the City’s unfunded pension liabilities and makes...
10.13.16
On October 11, 2016, Mayor Rahm Emanuel presented his recommended FY2017 budget to the Chicago City Council.
Included in the Mayor’s recommended...
09.16.16
Decisions by two of the largest State of Illinois pension funds to reduce their expected rates of return on investment have garnered headlines , but they were not...
08.05.16
The City of Chicago recently released its mid-year Annual Financial Analysis for 2016 , which provides financial estimates for the City’s fiscal year ending on December 31, 2016 and a forecast for the next fiscal...
06.23.16
In April 2016, the Illinois Department of Revenue announced that it discovered a misallocation totaling an estimated $168 million in extra Personal Property Replacement Taxes (PPRT)...
06.03.16
One year after passing the Illinois General Assembly, a bill that puts the City of Chicago’s Police and Fire pension funds on a 40-year plan to reach 90% funding has become law . Illinois Governor...
04.28.16
The City of Chicago and Cook County recently joined a number of states nationwide in a move to exempt female hygiene products from the sales tax.
At the Local Level
On March 16, 2016 the Chicago City Council...