02.09.18
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Prior to the release of the Governor’s annual...
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02.09.18
After two years without a complete budget but with spending exceeding revenues, Illinois’ backlog of unpaid bills rose to $16.8 billion in November 2017....
02.01.18
Public Act 100-0465, which overhauled the State of Illinois’ school funding formula and made significant changes to how Chicago teachers’ pensions are...
01.26.18
Illinois has grappled with a number of financial challenges over the last decade, including structural deficits, pension underfunding and a two year standoff without a budget. Now, some leaders and advocates have begun to demand renewed attention to how the State funds transportation and other...
01.17.18
The Civic Federation recently released its annual Effective Property Tax Rates report . The report highlights that in 2015 property tax burdens for many communities declined from the...
01.10.18
Amid increased attention to the number of detainees at Cook County Jail, more information about the size of the jail population is now available on the...
01.04.18
Annually the Civic Federation releases a report on consumer taxes in the City of Chicago. Consumer taxes include both taxes and fees and are tied to the use or consumption of certain goods and services that can be charged directly to consumers through retail transactions or passed onto consumers...
11.09.17
2018 Civic Federation Legislative Priorities The Civic Federation's...
The Kearney Center was established in 2018 to demonstrate and advance opportunities for public pension reform in Illinois. As a project of the Civic Federation, it seeks independently verifiable and data-driven solutions to effectively address the crippling pension liabilities in the State of Illinois and its local governments.
A selection of Civic Federation infographics with corresponding links to Federation research follows below.
November 2019
