How is the City of Chicago Spending Federal COVID Relief Funds?
As part of the American Rescue Plan Act’s (ARPA’s) $350 million federal investment into…
As part of the American Rescue Plan Act’s (ARPA’s) $350 million federal investment into…
On August 10, 2022, the City of Chicago released its annual Budget Forecast for FY2023. The Forecast…
The criminal justice system in Illinois is comprised of a multitude of different agencies and systems. This blog post will focus on the departments that make up the key criminal justice system agencies within Chicago and the State of…
This blog post provides a high-level overview of personnel within the Chicago Police Department (CPD). The information presented includes both budgeted data based on the…
On June 23, 2022, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle issued a preliminary budget forecast for fiscal year 2023. The fiscal year begins December 1, 2022 and ends November 30, 2023. The report provides end-of-year estimates for the…
On April 9, 2022 the Illinois General Assembly passed the three bills that comprise the FY2023 budget and FY2022 supplemental appropriations. On April 19 the Governor signed the bills into law. The FY2023 budget was passed nearly two…
This blog post presents an overview of the Chicago Transit Authority’s FY2022 operating budget, including a summary of how federal stimulus funds were used to balance the budget, and an update on its recent $350 million debt issuance. The…
On March 24, 2022, the Civic Federation released its annual analysis and recommendations for the Governor’s proposed…