Government Budgets

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Civic Federation Supports Forest Preserve District Budget, Encourage by First Ever Capital Plan

(CHICAGO) – Citing the creation of its first capital improvement plan (CIP) and other notable strides toward more professional operations and financial management, the Civic Federation announced its support of the Forest Preserve District…

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Local Government Finance in Northeastern Illinois: FY2000-FY2003

This report examines trends in expenditures, revenues, fund balance, personnel, and long-term debt for 1099 local governments in Cook, Lake, DuPage, Kane, McHenry, and Will counties. It includes aggregate data on counties, forest preserve…

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Chicago Public Schools FY2007 Recommended Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

The Civic Federation opposes the Chicago Public Schools Recommended $5.3 billion FY2007 operating budget because it lacks long-term planning and transparency.

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Civic Federation Calls for Rejection of $5.3 Billion Chicago Public Schools Budget

CIVIC FEDERATION CALLS FOR REJECTION OF $5.3 BILLION CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUDGET Lack of Long-Term Planning and Transparency Troubling Says Watchdog Group The Civic Federation is calling on the CPS Board of Trustees to reject the staff-…

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City Colleges of Chicago FY2007 Tentative Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

The Civic Federation supports the $476.1 million City Colleges of Chicago FY2007 tentative budget because it makes impressive strides in implementing business process reforms that will enable the District to better manage its resources and…

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Cook hospital bills piling up

In this article about mounting bad debt and debt collection problems in the Cook County health network, the Civic Federation is quoted as urging the county to increase their transparency in how they determine bad debt.

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Civic Federation Praises Illinois General Assembly for Eliminating Suburban Tuberculosis District (Senate Bill 2654)

The Civic Federation praised the Illinois General Assembly for voting to eliminate the Suburban Cook County Tuberculosis Sanitarium District, and celebrated the end of a 3-year campaign to abolish the unnecessary unit of government.

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State of Illinois FY2007 Recommended Capital Budget: An Overview

This report is a summary of Governor Blagojevich's proposed $9.95 billion FY2007 State of Illinois Capital Budget.

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State of Illinois Pension Systems: Analysis and Recommendations (Excerpted from The Civic Federation's State of Illinois FY2007 Recommended Operating Budget: Analysis and Recommendations)

The Civic Federation opposes the State of Illinois Recommended FY2007 operating budget because it takes a partial pension holiday of $1.1 billion at the same time as it increases spending for recurring programs by $1 billion.

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State of Illinois FY2007 Recommended Operating Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

The Civic Federation opposes the State of Illinois Recommended FY2007 operating budget because it takes a partial pension holiday of $1.1 billion at the same time as it increases spending for recurring programs by $1 billion.