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Chicagoans’ Pension Obligations Per Capita Rose 199.4% Since 2004

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...

Status of Local Pension Funding Fiscal Year 2004: An Evaluation of Ten Local Pension Funds in Cook County

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...

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District FY2004 Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

12.10.03

The Civic Federation commended the MWRD for its FY2004 budget of $848.3 million because the District reduced its property tax levy by $2.7 million from the tentative FY2004 budget proposal, it...