The Civic Federation opposes Governor Pat Quinn’s recommended budget for FY2015 because it uses revenue from extending the 2011 temporary income tax increase for new spending. The State’s fiscal crisis demands that any increased revenue be…
As part of the FY2015 budget recommendation for the State of Illinois, Governor Pat Quinn provided two separate five-year projections for both “…
The consolidation and dissolution of local units of government has been the subject of much discussion recently in Illinois. The purpose of this blog post is to briefly summarize a recent report released by the Illinois Local Government…
This article reviews the $423 million capital plan released by Chicago Public Schools May 2, which is financed primarily through borrowing. The Civic Federation said the District needs to have a plan for absorbing the resulting increased…
The Civic Federation joined with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago on April 23, 2014 to co-host a conference on ways that municipalities in Illinois can avoid or resolve fiscal…
Governor Pat Quinn’s recommended budget for FY2015 proposes that the State of Illinois build a financial cushion to deal with future economic…
Although the budget recommended by Governor Pat Quinn for FY2015 proposes extending current income tax rates to avoid a massive revenue cliff, it also relies on borrowing $650 million to close a budget gap and pay down a portion of the…
This article discusses the City of Chicago’s plan to restore 90% funded levels to its Municipal and Laborers pension funds by 2054 through a combination of property tax increases, increased employee contributions and lower cost-of-living…
On March 26, 2014, Governor Pat Quinn presented an FY2015 budget proposal for the State of Illinois that avoids a fiscal cliff by retaining temporary income tax…
This article discusses Governor Quinn’s FY2015 budget recommendation, which calls for making Illinois’ temporary income tax rate increases permanent to help finance education and pay down unpaid bills. It cites the Civic Federation’s…
