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Financial Indicators

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Chicago at bottom of fiscal scoreboard for cities-analysis

This article covers the release of the Civic Federation’s Financial Indicators report, which measures the financial condition of 13 U.S.…

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Chicago beats Detroit—but not other big cities—in study of fiscal recovery

This article reviews the Civic Federation’s second Financial Indicators study, which uses indicators of financial condition to measure the…

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Chicago, New York and Detroit are Lowest Performers on Average in Financial Trend Analysis for FY2009-FY2013

A report released today by the Civic Federation uses nine indicators of financial condition to measure the relative financial trends of Chicago and 12 other major U.S. cities from FY2009 to FY2013. The financial trends for Chicago, New…

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Indicators of Financial Condition: A Comparison of the City of Chicago to 12 Other U.S. Cities from FY2009 through FY2013

Financial Indicators Report, FY2009 to FY2013…

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Report Shows Chicago's Finances Fared Poorly Relative to Other Large U.S. Cities from FY2007 to FY2011

Over the past few years, the Civic Federation has blogged about financial indicators that can be used to measure the fiscal condition of local governments. The blogs were…

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Chicago is worse off than most other big cities: report

This article covers the Civic Federation’s Indicators of Financial Condition report, which uses nine indicators of financial condition to compare Chicago to 12…

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Chicago’s finances among the worst after 2008 recession: study

This article covers the Civic Federation’s Indicators of Financial Condition report that analyzed 13 major U.S. cities and found that Chicago’s relative…

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City of Chicago Fares Poorly Relative to Other Cities in Trend Analysis of Financial Indicators, FY2007—FY2011

A report released today by the Civic Federation uses nine indicators of financial condition to measure the relative financial…

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Indicators of Financial Condition: A Comparison of the City of Chicago to 12 Other U.S. Cities from FY2007 to FY2011

This report uses nine indicators of financial condition to measure the relative financial performance of Chicago and 12 other major U.S. cities from FY2007 to FY2011. In addition to Chicago, the other cities analyzed were Baltimore, Boston…

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Working Capital in Large Cities

This blog continues the Civic Federation’s examination of indicators that can be used to measure the financial health of local governments. In order to measure financial condition, it is important to…