Concerns remain about State funding reliability, capital plan and enrollment declines (CHICAGO) In a report released today, the Civic Federation announced its support, with reservations, for Chicago Public Schools’ proposed $7.6 billion…
Since Illinois passed its budget for the current fiscal year, many questions have been raised about the…
This article examines Illinois' financial state one year after the end of the two-year budget impasse. The article points out that while the State of Illinois recently enacted its second full-year budget since the end of the impasse, the…
(CHICAGO) In an analysis released today, the Civic Federation announced its support of the City Colleges of Chicago’s proposed FY2019 operating budget. The $436.1 million budget is a prudent plan to continue to stabilize the District’s…
Click here to read the full report. The Civic Federation supports the City Colleges of Chicago’s proposed FY2019 operating budget.…
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner presented his…
After three years of political gridlock and missed deadlines, the Illinois General Assembly passed a budget for the…
This article discusses Civic Federation recommendations from the FY2019 State of Illinois Budget Roadmap to expand the Illinois income tax to include…
When will Illinois have a budget for Fiscal Year 2019? The issue is of intense concern because of the State’s recent history: full budgets for FY2016 and FY2017 were never enacted, while the General Assembly…
The following news items cover the release of the Institute for Illinois' Fiscal Sustainability at the Civic Federation's analysis of the State of Illinois…
