The following is testimony delivered by Civic Federation Senior Policy Advisor Paula Worthington to the Regional Transit Authority's Ad Hoc Committee on Transit Funding on October 3, 2025. The original testimony has been edited…
The following memo was sent on Monday, September 29 to members of the Regional Transit Authority Board of Directors.Dear Chair Dillard and Members of the RTA’s Ad Hoc Committee on Transit Funding:We write regarding the urgency of avoiding…
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…
The following is testimony delivered by Civic Federation President Joe Ferguson to the Cook County Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee at a September 17, 2025 on the matter of a Resolution Calling for Evaluation and…
This report is part of a series highlighting the real-world consequences of Illinois’ complex and overlapping government structure. To explore the other reports in this series, please visit:…
This report is part of a series highlighting the real-world consequences of Illinois’ complex and overlapping government structure. To explore the other reports in this series, please visit:…
The Chicago Community Trust and the Civic Federation in partnership welcomed a dynamic moderated panel of regional transit experts at the Federation’s…
The Civic Federation issued a report in 2008 that reviewed the operations and finances of the Illinois International Port District (IIPD). In that report, …
