Government Efficiency and Transparency

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Using Twitter to Track Government

Two years ago, the Civic Federation profiled efforts by Cook County governments to increase the transparency of their operations by launching Twitter accounts. The “Tweeting Towards Transparency” blog posts (…

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City Colleges of Chicago FY2012 Tentative Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

  The Civic Federation supports the City Colleges FY2012 tentative budget totaling $651.5 million, an increase of $69.6 million, or 12.0%, over the adopted FY2011 budget. Unrestricted operating funds, the portion of the budget over…

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Civic Federation Supports City Colleges FY2012 Budget, Multi-Year Reorganization Effort

The Civic Federation announced today its support for the City Colleges of Chicago proposed FY2012 operating budget of $651.5 million. The Federation supports the budget because it exercises fiscal restraint and follows many of the…

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Laurence Msall From The Chicago Civic Federation Has 40 ways To Balance The City Budget

Civic Federation President Laurence Msall discusses recommendations from the Civic Federation’s report on ways to improve the City of Chicago’s fiscal sustainability in this…

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Data Portals Help Increase Understanding of City Operations

  In the Civic Federation’s “Recommendations for a Financially Sustainable City of Chicago” report issued last week, the Federation discussed the importance of a government…

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Chicago Watchdogs’ Report Urges Reforms

This article profiles many of the reforms proposed in the Civic Federation’s “Recommendations for a Financially Sustainable City of Chicago” report.

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The Civic Federation’s Financial Report

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Civic Federation: 40 Ways to Balance the Budget

Civic Federation: 40 Ways to Balance the City Budget: MyFoxCHICAGO.com In this news segment, Civic Federation…

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Emanuel to unions: OK cuts or be laid off

This article discusses City of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s proposal to help fix the City’s fiscal troubles by instituting labor contract reforms. The article discusses some of the recommendations made by the Civic Federation in its “…

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Civic Federation Advises Cutting City Council In Half

This news segment focuses on the Civic Federation’s call for a reduction in the size of the City of Chicago City Council to help streamline City government, as found in its “