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Recently Enacted Changes to the Chicago Park District’s Pension Funding Schedule

Over the summer, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed into law Public Act 102-0263, which makes changes to the funding schedule for the Chicago Park District’s…

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What We Learned about Bail Reform and Police Budgeting Reform from Two Expert Panel Discussions

The Civic Federation hosted a series of criminal justice reform panel discussions as part of the annual conference of the Governmental Research Association in July. Here we highlight the key…

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Pretrial Reform Efforts in Illinois and Outcomes from Other States

Recently, Cook County, the State of Illinois and other jurisdictions across the U.S. have begun to implement policy changes to reduce reliance on monetary bail and release more individuals while awaiting trial. These changes come amid a…

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Chicago Transit Authority 5-Year Capital Plan Totals $3.4 Billion

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) released a $3.4 billion, five year FY2021-FY2025 capital plan in October 2020. The CTA prepares a…

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Update: McPier Issues $160.7 Million in Bonds

This is an update of a previous Civic Federation blog on the finances of the Metropolitan Pier and…

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CTA Amends FY2020 Budget Due to COVID-19

On August 12, 2020 the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) approved Ordinance 020-070 amending its FY2020 budget to incorporate $690.1 million of the CARES…

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States Beg, Borrow and Cut to Cope with Pandemic-Wracked Finances

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on state budgets, with tax revenue shortfalls estimated to total about $200 billion for fiscal years 2020 and 2021 compared with initial projections.…

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Cook County Forest Preserves’ Conservation and Policy Council Proposes Cook County Contribute to District Pensions

In a proposal to stabilize underfunded pensions for Forest Preserve District of Cook County employees and retirees, the Forest Preserves’ Conservation and Policy Council

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City Colleges Releases FY2021 Capital Budget

City Colleges of Chicago released its tentative FY2021 operating and capital budgets on June 23, 2020. The total…

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How Are State Legislative Bodies Meeting During COVID-19?

State legislatures across the country are working out how to conduct the people’s business while also maintaining proper social distancing guidelines. According to the…