11.01.06
The Civic Federation supports the Forest Preserve District's proposed 164.5 million budget because the District has made important steps toward professionalization of its operations, including the...
11.01.06
The Civic Federation supports the Forest Preserve District's proposed 164.5 million budget because the District has made important steps toward professionalization of its operations, including the...
09.18.06
This report examines trends in expenditures, revenues, fund balance, personnel, and long-term debt for 1099 local governments in Cook, Lake, DuPage, Kane, McHenry, and Will counties. It includes...
06.26.06
The Civic Federation opposes the Chicago Public Schools Recommended $5.3 billion FY2007 operating budget because it lacks long-term planning and transparency.
06.23.06
The Civic Federation supports the $476.1 million City Colleges of Chicago FY2007 tentative budget because it makes impressive strides in implementing business process reforms that will enable the...
05.15.06
This report analyzes the public funding for 12 major cultural institutions in Cook County that receive property tax-based funding from the Chicago Park District or the Forest Preserve District of...
05.04.06
The Civic Federation praised the Illinois General Assembly for voting to eliminate the Suburban Cook County Tuberculosis Sanitarium District, and celebrated the end of a 3-year campaign to abolish...
03.17.06
The Civic Federation opposes the State of Illinois Recommended FY2007 operating budget because it takes a partial pension holiday of $1.1 billion at the same time as it increases spending for...
02.27.06
This report provides a trend analysis of indicators that measure the financial health and performance of ten major local government pension funds from 1997 to 2004. It finds a combined $14.4...
02.09.06
This issue brief provides a "plain English" description of how GASB 43 and 45 will require government financial reporting on non-pension post-employment benefits (OPEB). It is illustrated with...
01.06.06
The Civic Federation opposed Cook County's $3.076 billion budget because it failed to include long term management efficiencies and cost reduction measures.