09.18.06
This report examines trends in expenditures, revenues, fund balance, personnel, and long-term debt for 1099 local governments in Cook, Lake, DuPage, Kane, McHenry, and Will counties. It includes...
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12.12.01
The Civic Federation opposed the $4.3 million property tax increase proposed in the MWRD’s proposed FY2002 budget of $793 million. The Federation did not believe that increasing taxes during a...
12.03.01
The Civic Federation opposed the $7 million property tax increase proposed in the FY2002 Chicago Park District’s $334 million budget. However, we strongly supported the innovative directions the...
11.28.01
The Civic Federation commended Cook County for proposing a FY2002 budget of $2.7 billion that held the line on spending and avoided tax or fee increases. However, we were disappointed that the...
11.28.01
The Civic Federation supported the proposed FY2002 City of Chicago budget of $4.6 billion because: the budget did not include any broad-based tax increases; it eliminated 538 vacant positions for...
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...