(CHICAGO) The Civic Federation supports the proposed FY2012 Cook County budget of $3.3 billion because it reduces spending from FY2011, implements efficiencies and avoids raising broad-based taxes. The full 77-page report is available at…
The Civic Federation supports the Cook County FY2012 Executive Budget Recommendation totaling $2.9 billion. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s proposed $2.2 billion General Fund budget is a 4.6%, or $107.4 million, decrease…
Civic Federation Urges Mayor, City Council to Get Moving on Pension Reform The Civic Federation announced its support for the proposed $6.3 billion FY2012 City of Chicago Budget today. The Federation’s full 106-page report not only reviews…
The Civic Federation supports the proposed FY2012 City of Chicago budget of nearly $6.3 billion because it takes effective action to reduce the City’s structural deficit through significant expenditure reductions and targeted revenue…
The Illinois General Assembly is expected to take up a host of budget-related bills during its veto session, which opened on October 25, 2011. During the veto session, the…
Last week the Civic Federation released its analysis of DuPage County’s $434.7 million FY2012 budget proposal. The…
In his latest column, Greg Hinz compares City of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s City budget dealings with those of his predecessor, Richard M. Daley. Mr. Hinz mentions that the Civic Federation has backed some of Mayor Emanuel’s harder…
This article profiles the tensions arising between the Chicago Transit Authority and its labor unions from the CTA’s moves to fill its projected FY2012 budget deficit partially via work-rules changes. The Civic Federation says the CTA is…
City of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s budgetary plans for the City are the focus of this article. The Civic Federation says that the City’s debt obligations do not allow much budgetary wiggle room in the latest City budget. The Federation…
This article discusses the Civic Federation’s analysis of DuPage County’s FY2012 budget proposal. The…
