02.13.06
The Civic Federation supports Assessor Houlihan's proposal to reduce Class 3 assessment levels from 26% to 20% of market value over three years, but cautions that this reduction is likely to have...
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02.07.06
The Civic Federation's legislative priorities for 2006 include public pension reform, elimination of the Suburban Cook County Tuberculosis Sanitarium District, property tax exemptions and...
05.26.05
The Civic Federation supports HB 1663 as an important first step toward resolving the CTA's financial crisis, but continues to call for a CTA fare increase and supplemental state funding to bridge...
05.02.05
The Civic Federation strongly supported the Governor's proposed pension reforms and urged the General Assembly to adopt the pension reforms as well as a moratorium on further benefit enhancements...
02.11.05
Civic Federation President Laurence Msall is a member of the Governor's Pension Commission and supported this report. The Report recommends changes to pension plan provisions and pension funding...
02.08.05
The Civic Federation's legislative priorities for 2005 include the Suburban Cook County Tuberculosis Sanitarium District, property tax exemptions and assessment reform, public employee pensions,...
09.27.04
The Civic Federation was concerned about the lack of transparency of this proposal. It questioned the rationale for approving $100 million in proposed projects without producing a Capital...
09.24.04
The Civic Federation supported the Tollway's plan to rebuild the toll road system and construct an I-355 south extension by raising tolls for trucks and non-I-PASS users. Unlike past proposals,...
08.09.04
The Civic Federation supported granting the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) the authority to manage stormwater in Cook County, but opposed exempting the proposed...
05.03.04
The Civic Federation supported the Governor's rejection of any broad-based tax increases but opposed the proposal to reduce pension funding by $527 million to balance the budget. It urged the...