01.09.19
With governments in Illinois facing steep increases in yearly pension contributions, new plans are being floated to borrow billions of dollars to stabilize ailing pension funds and relieve budgetary pressures.
The...
01.09.19
08.31.18
With governments in Illinois facing steep increases in yearly pension contributions, new plans are being floated to borrow billions of dollars to stabilize ailing pension funds and relieve budgetary pressures.
The...
04.12.18
On April 5, 2018 the City Colleges of Chicago Board of Trustees unanimously approved Board Resolution 33420 , which changes the tuition rate from a tier-based rate structure to a hybrid tuition rate structure....
08.31.16
08.18.16
This report provides estimates of the total market value of real property in Cook County from 2005-2014 and shows how property value is spread among the City of Chicago, the northern and the...
07.27.16
The Civic Federation recently released its analysis of the City Colleges of Chicago FY2017 Tentative Annual Operating Budget.
This blog examines City Colleges of Chicago tuition rate changes...
05.05.16
The State of Illinois can add another complication to its already stressed financial condition, an $800.7 million shortfall in its capital spending plan caused by failure in several of the dedicated revenue sources enacted to fund debt service.
The State relies heavily on the sale of...
03.10.16
02.17.16
In recent years, Illinois’ delayed payment of bills has caused financial stress for vendors, social service agencies and local governments. It has also cost the State $1.0 billion in interest penalties since fiscal year 2006, according to data from the Illinois Comptroller’s Office.
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02.04.16
Based on available market data, the State of Illinois paid approximately $40 million more for the $480 million of new bonds it sold in January than it would have before its bond ratings were downgraded at the end of last year.
As previously...