The Civic Federation supports the Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) proposed FY2011 budget of $1.3 billion but has significant concerns for the agency in the longer term. The budget is a 5.2% or $66.7 million increase from the…
Group Retains Concerns about Use of Capital Funds to Balance Budget The Civic Federation announced today that it supports the FY2011 Chicago Transit Authority proposed budget of $1.3 billion because it implements efficiencies and cost-…
Civic Federation Supports FY2011 Budget, Urges More Complete Planning Process Citing DuPage County’s plan to cut expenditures by 3.0% while pledging to maintain core services, the Civic Federation announced today that it supports the…
The Civic Federation supports the DuPage County FY2011 proposed operating budget of $459.4 million. The County is reducing operating expenditures for the second year in a row while pledging to maintain the existing level of service and…
The purpose of the Cook County Modernization Report is to provide leaders of the County with ideas for reshaping and refining County government that will improve service delivery to residents while reducing wasteful spending and decreasing…
A recent poll of Illinois voters might help explain why elected officials have been reluctant to make difficult decisions to solve the State of Illinois’ fiscal crisis. The…
This article is about how some Chicago-area public transit agencies increased wages ahead of the economic recession, despite warnings that revenues would decline. The Civic Federation says such pay increases are unreasonable, given that…
This article focuses on Mayor Daley’s plans to fill the City of Chicago’s FY2011 budget gap with surplus TIF funds, proceeds from long-term leases of City assets, and by restructuring the City’s debt. The Civic Federation says it has…
In this article about Mayor Daley’s plans to balance the City of Chicago FY2011 budget with a combination of one-time revenues, the Civic Federation says the plan, while politically palatable, is not sustainable. The Federation adds that…
This segment on the City Room news program discusses a recent report that found the State of Illinois ranks as the slowest state in the nation in paying its bills to nonprofits. Civic Federation President Laurence Msall says the State is…
