Deadline Looms for State Budget?
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…
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…
The following news items cover the release of the Institute for Illinois' Fiscal Sustainability at the Civic Federation's analysis of the State of Illinois…
(CHICAGO) – In a report released today, the Civic Federation’s Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability announced it cannot support Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner’s recommended budget for FY2019 because it is precariously balanced and…
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.…
On April 5, 2018 the City Colleges of Chicago Board of Trustees unanimously approved Board Resolution 33420, which changes the tuition rate from a tier-based…
This article discusses the impact Illinois' gubernatorial election may have on the State's fiscal crisis, noting that the election's victor will have to address a $9 billion bill backlog, $129 billion in unfunded pension liabilities and a…
Amid concerns about renewed political stalemate in Springfield, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner on February 14, 2018 proposed a budget for the next fiscal year that…
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner presented his annual budget address on February 14, 2018, outlining his…