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State of Illinois FY2013 Budget Roadmap: Budget Overview, Projections and Recommendations for the Governor and the Illinois General Assembly

Prior to the release of the Governor’s annual budget recommendation the Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability at the Civic Federation releases an analysis of the State of Illinois’ fiscal condition. The FY2013 Roadmap includes a…

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Two State Facilities to Close in 2012

On January 19, 2012, Governor Pat Quinn announced plans to close a State psychiatric hospital in Tinley Park and a State residential…

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State Closes the Books on Last Year’s Bills

Six months after the end of the last fiscal year, the Illinois State Comptroller is reporting that $5.2 billion of FY2012…

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Governor’s Three-Year Budget Projections: More Cuts and Looming Deficits

Governor Pat Quinn released a three-year budget projection for the State of Illinois this week that shows only minor improvements in the State’s…

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Veto Session Ends With Some Pension Reform and Increased Spending

As previously discussed here, many controversial issues confronted the Illinois General Assembly as it entered its fall veto session. Pension…

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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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Public Hearings Begin on Governor’s Planned Closures of Seven State Facilities

The Illinois General Assembly’s Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability (COGFA) began holding public hearings on October 5, 2011 on Governor Quinn’s…

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State of Illinois Enacted Budget FY2012: A Review of the Operating and Capital Budgets Enacted for the Current Fiscal Year

This report examines the State of Illinois’ operating and capital budgets as enacted for Fiscal Year 2012, which began on July 1, 2011 and ends on June 30, 2012. Despite a major income tax increase implemented in January 2011, the total…

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Total Illinois Budget Deficit Set to Grow in FY2012

Major Tax Increase, Cuts to Appropriations Did Not Fix State’s Finances (CHICAGO) The Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability at the Civic Federation released its analysis of the enacted FY2012 State budget today. The report found…

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Governor Proposes Closing State Facilities, Laying Off 1,900 State Workers

Two months after the start of the State of Illinois’ 2012 fiscal year on July 1, 2011, Governor Pat Quinn has proposed the closure of seven state facilities and the layoff of more than 1,900 employees in order to cope with a funding…