The Impact of Cook County Bond Court on Jail Population: A Call for Increased Public Data and Analysis
Click here to read the full report.Across the political spectrum in the United States, there is a growing consensus that too many people…
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…
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…
Despite a stopgap spending measure enacted on June 30, 2016, State of Illinois appropriations for higher education remain below expenditures in…
The Civic Federation is pleased to once again partner with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago to co-host a half-day forum, “Medicaid Expansion and the Affordable Care Act: A Fiscal Checkup” on Monday, April 4 from 8:00 a.m. to…
The Civic Federation cannot support Cook County’s proposed FY2016 budget of $4.5 billion because it is based on a one percentage point increase in the County’s sales tax…
The fate of a proposal to use more than $5 billion in new federal funds to overhaul the State of Illinois’ Medicaid program remains unclear as a new gubernatorial administration takes office in Springfield. As…
Local governments across the country are searching for ways to more humanely and cost-effectively treat individuals with mental illnesses who come into contact with the criminal justice system. According to a…