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Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability
Welcome to the Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability at the Civic Federation, made possible by a generous grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
The Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability is an initiative of the non-partisan Civic Federation. The Institute’s mission is to improve the state’s decision making process by providing timely fiscal policy analysis and recommendations to state officials, the media, and the public through education and digital outreach.
Recent Research
05.01.12
State of Illinois FY2013 Recommended Operating and Capital Budgets: Analysis and Recommendations
The Civic Federation supports Governor Pat Quinn’s $57.4 billion FY2013 recommended operating budget, because it acknowledges the depth of the State’s financial problems and would put...
01.30.12
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...
01.30.12
Illinois Faces Financial Disaster; Urgent Need for Medicaid and Pension Reforms
(CHICAGO) The Civic Federation’s Illinois research institute warns that Illinois could face an unprecedented $34.8 billion backlog of unpaid bills if action is not taken immediately by the...
09.26.11
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...
05.09.11
State of Illinois FY2012 Recommended Operating and Capital Budgets: Analysis and Recommendations
The Civic Federation opposes Governor Pat Quinn’s $52.7 billion FY2012 recommended operating budget for the State of Illinois because it is unbalanced by approximately $2.4 billion and is based...
In the News
05.03.12: Reuters
Illinois budget plan reforms lauded by watchdog
05.01.12: The Bond Buyer
Chicago Civic Federation Gives Illinois Budget the Green Light
05.01.12: Crain's Chicago Business
Civic Federation lauds Quinn's proposed 2013 state budget
04.27.12: Wall Street Journal
Steven Malanga: How Retirement Benefits May Sink the States
04.26.12: Bridge Magazine
From Michigan to Illinois to Ohio, teacher pension problems—and changes—fuel political debate
04.19.12: Chicago Sun-Times
Governor's Medicaid cuts get to what's morally right