12.01.04
The Civic Federation supported the City's holding the property tax levy constant for the second year in a row and cutting positions, but was concerned that further measures to control personnel...
12.01.04
The Civic Federation supported the City's holding the property tax levy constant for the second year in a row and cutting positions, but was concerned that further measures to control personnel...
10.27.04
The Civic Federation supported increased public funding for the CTA, Metra, and Pace, but opposed the massive service cuts proposed in the CTA's "Gridlock" Budget scenario. The Federation called...
10.19.04
This table provides an estimate of the total market value of property in Cook County and shows how property value is spread among the City of Chicago, the northern and the southern suburbs. In tax...
08.01.04
This issue brief provides a "plain English" description of how GASB 34 has increased transparency in government financial reporting. It is illustrated with examples from the City of Chicago's...
01.31.04
This report provides a 6-year trend analysis of indicators that measure the financial health and performance of 9 major local government pension funds from 1997 to 2002.