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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD)

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Divided Waters: Addressing the Fragmentation of Water Governance in Northeastern Illinois

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Local Pension Dashboard

The Civic Federation’s Local Pension Dashboard is intended for use as a resource and educational tool to increase the accessibility of local pension fund data. The dashboard reports metrics for the ten major local pension funds within the…

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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District and Cook County Approve Intergovernmental Agreement for Inspector General

After several years of study and discussions, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) approved an intergovernmental agreement with Cook County for the MWRD to share services of the Cook County Office of the…

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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District FY2019 Tentative Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

Click here to read the full report. The Civic Federation supports the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater…

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Civic Federation 2019 Legislative Priorities

2019 Civic Federation Legislative PrioritiesThe Civic Federation's legislative priorities for 2019 …

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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District FY2018 Tentative Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

Click here to read the full report. The Civic Federation supports the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District’s Tentative FY2018…

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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District FY2017 Tentative Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

The Civic Federation supports the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District’s FY2017 Tentative budget of $1.13 billion because the District continues to demonstrate a sensible and proactive approach to meeting its financial challenges. As…

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Local Governments Must Repay $168 Million to the State

In April 2016, the Illinois Department of Revenue announced that it discovered a misallocation totaling an estimated $168 million in…

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FY2016 Budget Season Summary

FY2016 Budget Season Summary December 3, 2015 marked the end of the budget season for the eight local governments monitored by the Civic Federation. These governments include: the…

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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District FY2016 Tentative Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

The Civic Federation Supports the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District’s tentative budget of $1.21 billion for being reasonable and balanced while maintaining ample reserves and for its fiscal responsibility in properly funding pensions…