The Civic Federation supports the DuPage County FY2011 proposed operating budget of $459.4 million. The County is reducing operating expenditures for the second year in a row while pledging to maintain the existing level of service and…
The purpose of the Cook County Modernization Report is to provide leaders of the County with ideas for reshaping and refining County government that will improve service delivery to residents while reducing wasteful spending and decreasing…
This article scrutinizes the Chicago Department of Aviation’s multi-tiered management system. The Civic Federation questions the Department’s need for multiple layers of management and 17 assistant commissioners, noting that in the current…
This article discusses the exceedingly large severance packages paid out to several suburban school superintendents. The Civic Federation is quoted saying that given tough economic times in Illinois, school boards should be required to…
This article is about how a few Chicagoland school districts have started evaluating the need for car allowance perks for officials in a time of shrinking budgets and tax revenue. The Civic Federation says that in the current economic…
Last week the Illinois General Assembly adjourned for the summer. The House and the Senate sent numerous bills to Illinois Governor Pat Quinn to either sign or veto. One such bill is Senate Bill 580, which would restructure the existing…
This article is about a vote by Cook County commissioners to make the Cook County Health and Hospitals System independent board permanent. The article mentions the Civic Federation’s support for the move, which has streamlined staff levels…
In a victory for good government, the Cook County Board of Commissioners on June 1, 2010 voted 13-3 to make permanent the independent Board of Directors overseeing the…
