Cook County’s Newly Formed Independent Revenue Forecasting Commission Holds First Meeting
A Commission created to analyze an annual five-year forecast of Cook County revenues held its…
2019 Civic Federation Legislative PrioritiesThe Civic Federation's legislative priorities for 2019 …
Following major policy changes and calls for increased public disclosure, detailed quarterly information about Cook County bond court orders and outcomes is now available online.Chief Judge Timothy Evans’ Office began posting the new data…
Click here to read the full report.Across the political spectrum in the United States, there is a growing consensus that too many people…
In the wake of recently ordered bond court reforms, Cook County…
As Illinois approaches the end of its second year without a complete budget, lawmakers are debating a new plan to provide partial funding for higher education and human services. This blog post examines the size of the funding gap and how…
Click here to read the full report.Prior to the release of the Governor’s annual budget recommendation, the Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability at the Civic…
The following letter to the editor was published the week of January 8, 2017. January 1 marked the beginning of the 19th month in which Illinois has operated without a comprehensive, balanced budget. To be clear, recently expired “…
As Illinois moves toward its 18th month without a complete budget, a new forecast shows that the State’s backlog of unpaid bills could reach $13.5 billion at the end of the current fiscal year.The backlog estimate is part of a…