11.08.00
In its analysis of the Forest Preserve District's $148 million FY2002 budget, the Civic Federation pointed out that expenditures continued to exceed revenues, leading to a long-term trend of...
11.08.00
In its analysis of the Forest Preserve District's $148 million FY2002 budget, the Civic Federation pointed out that expenditures continued to exceed revenues, leading to a long-term trend of...
01.31.00
This is a summary of the survey and analysis of local government assessing practices and procedures regarding the granting of property tax exemptions to nonprofit organizations. The report...
01.17.00
A 6-year trend analysis of indicators that measure the financial health and performance of 9 major local government pension funds from 1993 to 1998.
04.01.99
This report compares the unfunded liabilities and funded ratios of the nine local pension funds: the Fire, Police, Municipal, Teacher, Park, MWRD, County, Forest and Laborer Funds. In addition, it...
10.01.97
A 6-year trend analysis of indicators that measure the financial health and performance of 9 major local government pension funds from 1991 to 1996.
The Civic Federation and Friends of the Forest Preserves support the creation of a separate elected Board of Commissioners to govern the Forest Preserve District of Cook County as detailed in this 2008 report. Due to an organizational structure that creates an inherent conflict of interest and inhibits proper oversight, the District suffers from numerous problems that would be improved by creating a separate governing body to oversee the Forest Preserve system.