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Civic Federation 2012 Legislative Priorities

The Civic Federation's legislative priorities for 2012 include public pension reform, requiring the State of Illinois to develop and implement a capital improvement plan, dissolving the Illinois International Port District, creating a new…

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CTA Balanced Budget Contingent on Labor Negotiations

The Chicago Transit Authority Board will vote on CTA President Forrest Claypool’s FY2012 Budget Recommendations on November 15, 2011. The proposed $1.2 billion operating budget closes a preliminary budget shortfall of approximately $277…

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Chicago Transit Authority President’s Proposed FY2012 Operating Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

The Civic Federation supports the FY2012 proposed Chicago Transit Authority budget of approximately $1.2 billion because it ends the past practice of using capital funds to close operating gaps and maintains current fare and service levels…

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DuPage County Sees Personnel Expenses Rise Despite Employee Reductions

  Last week the Civic Federation released its analysis of DuPage County’s $434.7 million FY2012 budget proposal. The…

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DuPage County Proposed FY2012 Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

The Civic Federation supports the DuPage County Proposed FY2012 Financial Plan of $434.7 million. The County is reducing expenditures for the third year in a row while pledging to maintain the existing level of service and keep the…

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2010 Cook County Property Tax Rates Are Out

Cook County Clerk David Orr’s office today released the 2010 Cook County Tax Rates Report. The report lists property tax rates for…

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Updated Report Explains Effect of TIF on Cook County Local Governments

Today the Civic Federation published an update to its primer The Cook County Property Tax Extension Process: A Primer on Levies…

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Volatile PPRT Revenue Should Not Be Relied on for Local Government Operating Budgets

  Illinois’ Personal Property Replacement Tax (PPRT) is a revenue source for local governments that was created by the General Assembly…

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Op-ed: City Colleges of Chicago earns high marks for fiscal prudence

The following opinion piece by Civic Federation President Laurence Msall appeared in the August…

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City Colleges of Chicago FY2012 Tentative Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

  The Civic Federation supports the City Colleges FY2012 tentative budget totaling $651.5 million, an increase of $69.6 million, or 12.0%, over the adopted FY2011 budget. Unrestricted operating funds, the portion of the budget over…