Chicago Public Schools

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State Funding for Chicago Public Schools

At the end of the month, the Board of Education for Chicago Public Schools will vote on the District’s $5.6 billion operating budget for FY2014. The total budget of $6.6 billion is supported by local, state and federal revenues and other…

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Chicago Public Schools FY2014 Proposed Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

The Civic Federation does not support the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) proposed $6.6 billion operating budget for FY2014, which completely draws down unrestricted reserve funds and uses some restricted reserves to close a $977 million…

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Civic Federation Releases Status of Local Pension Funding FY2011 Report

This week the Civic Federation released its annual Status of Local Pension Funding report. The purpose of this report is to compile and analyze basic…

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Status of Local Pension Funding Fiscal Year 2011

Chicago-area public employee pension funding levels dropped significantly in FY2011, with unfunded liabilities for the ten funds analyzed rising to $32.0 billion from $27.4 billion in FY2010, an increase of 16.7% according to the most…

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CPS Proposes to Increase FY2013 Capital Budget by $363.7 Million

UPDATE: At its April 24, 2013 meeting, the Chicago Board of Education approved the District’s amended FY2013 capital budget. Original blog published on April 17, 2013 On April 6th Chicago Public Schools (CPS) released its…

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Chicagoans' Long-Term Debt and Pension Obligations Per Capita Rose 185% Since 2002

This blog examines some of the long-term obligations of the City of Chicago and its overlapping local governments using a per capita indicator based on bonded debt and unfunded pension liabilities. Rating agencies and other financial…

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Chicago Public Schools' $328 Million Fund Balance Increase Reflects Early Receipt of Revenues, Not New Or Additional Funds

On January 23, 2013, the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) released its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the 2012 fiscal year. The fiscal…

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What’s Next for Local Governments in 2013?

A look back at the Civic Federation’s blog this year provides a preview of upcoming fiscal challenges for local governments in 2013. Pension Funding The most urgent fiscal challenge for Illinois governments continues to be the pension…

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Civic Federation Recommendations for the Chicago-area Local Governments

Last week the Civic Federation marked the end of the FY2013 budget season with a blog that summarized the proposed budgets for the nine local governments the Federation…

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FY2013 Budget Season Summary

Last week marked the end of the budget season for the nine local governments monitored by the Civic Federation. These governments include: the City Colleges of Chicago, Chicago Public Schools (CPS), DuPage County, City of Chicago, Cook…