11.29.05
The Civic Federation opposed the Forest Preserve District’s FY2006 Budget because the District's Capital Improvements Plan and budget document fail to meet minimum standards for disclosure and...
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11.22.05
The Civic Federation supports DuPage County's FY2006 budget and property tax increase because the County has reduced spending by 20% since 2002, and has held the line on property tax for 10 years...
10.27.05
The Civic Federation supports the CTA's FY2006 budget as a reasonable short-term plan. It endorses the targeted fare increase to $2.00 for cash and rail cards, and encourages the CTA to work...
10.04.05
The Illinois General Assembly approved a final State budget of $43.57 billion, 0.03% more than proposed by the Governor. The Governor and legislative leaders approved a 2-year pension funding “...
09.08.05
The Civic Federation opposes District 508's FY2006 budget because it increased by 11.2%, raised property tax to the maximum amount, and increased tuition, without evidence of serious efforts to...
07.25.05
The Civic Federation supports the FY2006 Chicago Public Schools budget as a short-term plan to address the current year’s fiscal and programmatic challenges. It expresses concern about the budget’...
05.02.05
The Civic Federation strongly supported the Governor's proposed pension reforms and the Pay as You Go funding proposal . It urged the General Assembly to adopt the pension reforms as well as a...
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...