08.15.13
On June 27, 2013, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle released a report on preliminary budget estimates for fiscal year 2014, which begins on December 1, 2013 and ends November 30, 2014. The report provides an overview of mid-year...
08.08.13
Last week the City of Chicago released its Annual Financial Analysis for 2013 . According to an...
08.08.13
The scheduled rollout of Medicaid managed care in Illinois has been delayed by six months so hospitals can set up their own healthcare networks for Medicaid patients.
The new networks, known as Accountable Care Entities (ACEs), are intended to cover children and families. The State...
07.29.13
As explained in a previous Civic Federation blog, in Cook County’s FY2014 Preliminary Budget Estimates report, released on June 27, 2013, the County projects an initial budget deficit of $152.1...
07.10.13
Charged with finding a solution to the State of Illinois’ pension crisis, a legislative conference committee is considering a reform framework proposed by public university presidents.
The central feature of the university...
07.09.13
The Civic Federation supports the City Colleges tentative FY2014 budget totaling $657.0 million for continuing the District’s exemplary work to improve its financial and operational health....
07.05.13
Amidst a flurry of reports on the State of Illinois’ inability to solve its ongoing pension crisis and...
06.24.13
The FY2014 budget for the State of Illinois approved by the General Assembly has an operating deficit of $89 million, according to documents published in connection with an upcoming State bond sale.
The legislature’s budget...
06.21.13
On June 27, 2013, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle released a report on preliminary budget estimates for fiscal year 2014, which begins on December 1, 2013 and ends November 30, 2014. The report provides an overview of mid-year...
05.13.13
The Civic Federation supports Governor Pat Quinn’s $62.4 billion FY2014 recommended operating budget for balancing revenues and expenditures without borrowing and making progress toward...
