06.19.14
Under Illinois law , the State is required to share a certain portion of state income tax receipts with municipal and county governments in Illinois through the Local Government Distributive...
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06.11.14
Cook County is a home rule government with three primary responsibilities: collecting tax and fee revenue, protecting public health through the administration of a public health and hospital system and ensuring public safety and justice through the operation of a jail and court system. The main...
06.05.14
A week after the Illinois General Assembly ended its spring session, legislative leaders circulated new information about the FY2015 spending plan approved by lawmakers.
General Funds spending in the legislature’s budget...
05.28.14
On May 28, 2014, The Civic Federation sent this letter to Representitive Elaine Nekritz and the members of the House Personnel and Pensions Committee in advance of a 4 p.m. hearing on House Bill 1154 . The Civic...
05.23.14
The capital budget proposed by Governor Pat Quinn for FY2015 represents the sixth year of the Illinois Jobs Now! capital spending program and the first year since its inception that new bond-funded projects are not included in the recommendation.
The...
05.15.14
More Illinois residents than originally projected are signing up for Medicaid as a result of the federal Affordable Care Act, but the long-term impact on the State budget remains unclear.
Illinois officials had initially projected that...
05.02.14
A settlement agreement on Rhode Island’s pension reform litigation that was presented to pension system members for a vote has been rejected even though most groups overwhelmingly backed it. The vote was structured such that any one group of members could scotch the agreement if more than...
05.01.14
The Civic Federation joined with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago on April 23, 2014 to co-host a conference on ways that municipalities in Illinois can avoid or resolve fiscal stress. Experts, practitioners and academics from around the...
04.24.14
Governor Pat Quinn’s recommended budget for FY2015 proposes that the State of Illinois build a financial cushion to deal with future economic downturns. The Governor suggests the creation of an...
04.22.14
The Civic Federation’s Annual Civic Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 will celebrate Ann Lurie and Northern Trust, two honorees who exemplify the high standard of civic commitment that has come to define the City of Chicago. The awards are named in honor of the prominent civic...