The Civic Federation recommends that the Cook County Mosquito Abatement Districts be dissolved and their responsibilities absorbed into Cook County government. In a new report released today, the Federation cites longstanding concerns…
The Civic Federation shares a comprehensive report to spur and guide the Governor and Illinois General Assembly in conducting a holistic re-set of the State’s fiscal structure and adopting a more strategic approach to budgeting that…
The new joint report finds the County’s early implementation of the Pretrial Fairness Act has been mostly smooth due to advance preparation and prior reforms. Initial data show that since the Act took effect, there has been a decrease in…
In a joint letter sent Tuesday, the Civic Federation, the Better Government Association and the League of Women Voters of Chicago urged Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago’s City Council to improve transparency and public access to…
The Better Government Association, the Civic Federation and the League of Women Voters of Chicago have called on Chicago’s City Council to improve transparency around Council and committee agenda items and increase public access to and…
The Civic Federation issued a report in 2008 that reviewed the operations and finances of the Illinois International Port District (IIPD). In that report, …
In recent years there has been renewed interest in developing and implementing a city charter for Chicago. A key theme in Ed Bachrach and Austin Berg’s 2019 book, The New Chicago Way: Lessons from…
