This article profiles the tensions arising between the Chicago Transit Authority and its labor unions from the CTA’s moves to fill its projected FY2012 budget deficit partially via work-rules changes. The Civic Federation says the CTA is…
City of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s budgetary plans for the City are the focus of this article. The Civic Federation says that the City’s debt obligations do not allow much budgetary wiggle room in the latest City budget. The Federation…
This article discusses the Civic Federation’s analysis of DuPage County’s FY2012 budget proposal. The…
This news segment discusses the Civic Federation’s support for DuPage County’s FY2012 budget proposal. The…
Civic Federation Encourages County to Fully Implement Planning Policies (CHICAGO) The Civic Federation supports the proposed $434.7 million DuPage County budget for FY2012 because it cuts spending for the third year in a row while holding…
The Civic Federation supports the DuPage County Proposed FY2012 Financial Plan of $434.7 million. The County is reducing expenditures for the third year in a row while pledging to maintain the existing level of service and keep the…
Faced with mounting pension costs, the State of Illinois and a number of other states are considering moving away from traditional pension plans.…
This article discusses the negative effect that revenue declines are having on the fiscal condition of states’ budgets. The Civic Federation says that the State of Illinois will not grow out its way out of fiscal trouble and that it must…
This article discusses City of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s proposed FY2012 budget for the City. The Civic Federation says the proposal is good first step and helps guide the City in a good fiscal direction.
This article is about an advisory report about the State of Illinois debt load, issued by U.S. Senator Mark Kirk, which cites IIFS’ “Cost of the Crisis” report from 2010.
