With governments in Illinois facing steep increases in yearly pension contributions, new plans are being floated to borrow billions of dollars to stabilize ailing pension funds and relieve budgetary pressures. The…
Annually the Civic Federation completes an analysis of the proposed budget of the City Colleges of Chicago. The Federation’s latest analysis of the City Colleges budget can be found…
Since Illinois passed its budget for the current fiscal year, many questions have been raised about the…
Following the enactment of the State of Illinois FY2019 budget on June 4, the Civic Federation blog has analyzed the potential impact on the…
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner presented his…
After three years of political gridlock and missed deadlines, the Illinois General Assembly passed a budget for the…
When will Illinois have a budget for Fiscal Year 2019? The issue is of intense concern because of the State’s recent history: full budgets for FY2016 and FY2017 were never enacted, while the General Assembly…
Click here to read the full report. The Civic Federation’s Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability is not…
The Civic Federation has long supported the development of a consensus revenue forecast for the State of Illinois.…
New monthly reports by the Illinois Comptroller’s Office provide the first detailed public information about interest penalties owed on…
