State of Illinois FY2019 Budget Roadmap
Click here to read the full report. Prior to the release of the Governor’s annual budget recommendation, the Institute for Illinois’…
Click here to read the full report. Prior to the release of the Governor’s annual budget recommendation, the Institute for Illinois’…
2018 Civic Federation Legislative Priorities The Civic Federation's legislative priorities for 2018 include…
The following are the five most read blog posts presented by the Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability in 2017. These posts discuss issues ranging from Medicaid expansion to the end of Illinois’ historic two-year budget impasse and…
Click here to read the full report. The Civic Federation opposes CTA's proposed FY2018 budget because it relies on overly optimistic…
Click here to read the full report. The Civic Federation supports the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District’s Tentative FY2018…
In an analysis released today, the Civic Federation announced its support for the Chicago Park District’s proposed FY2018 operating budget of $462.3 million. The proposed budget reduces the District’s reliance on prior year fund balance,…
This article discusses the recent release of a Civic Federation report that calls on Cook County criminal justice officials to more fully disclose critical criminal…
Financial Impact of Recent Decline in Jail Population Remains Elusive (CHICAGO) In a report released today, the Civic Federation called on Cook County’s Chief Judge and Sheriff to follow the practices of other large metropolitan…
Click here to read the full report.Across the political spectrum in the United States, there is a growing consensus that too many people…
The financial condition of Illinois’ pension funds improved slightly due to strong investment returns, but they remained critically underfunded at the end of fiscal year 2017. The five State-funded retirement systems had total unfunded…