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…
Amid the frenzied activity at the end of the Illinois General Assembly’s spring session, a little-noticed tax on health…
(CHICAGO) – In a report released today, the Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability at the Civic Federation announced its support for Governor Pritzker’s recommended FY2020 budget, because it represents a workable short-term plan to…
Following an unexpected influx of income tax revenues in April 2019, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has dropped a controversial proposal to delay funding for the State’s financially troubled pension funds. The pension holiday, proposed…
Governor J.B. Pritzker’s first budget proposal for the State of Illinois faced major challenges, including an operating deficit that the new administration estimated at…
In light of Springfield’s past bad practices, group also cautions against gimmicks, pitfalls (CHICAGO) – In a report released today, the Civic Federation’s Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability has proposed a multi-year plan to…
The following blog post examines the possibility of the City of Chicago starting a public bank. It is intended for informational purposes only. The Civic Federation has not taken a position on the idea, which has been discussed during the…