Government Budgets

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Spending on Public Safety in the City of Chicago FY2023 Proposed Budget

The City of Chicago introduced the Mayor’s proposed FY2023 budget in early October, and the City Council will vote on a final budget in November. This blog post takes a look at what’s in the FY2023 budget proposal in the area of public…

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How is Cook County Spending Federal COVID Relief Funds?

Cook County has received $1 billion in federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) and released its latest…

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How is the City of Chicago Spending Federal COVID Relief Funds?

As part of the American Rescue Plan Act’s (ARPA’s) $350 million federal investment into…

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FY2023 Chicago Budget Forecast Signals Short-Term Recovery

On August 10, 2022, the City of Chicago released its annual Budget Forecast for FY2023. The Forecast…

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Criminal Justice System FY2022 Spending in Chicago and Illinois

The criminal justice system in Illinois is comprised of a multitude of different agencies and systems. This blog post will focus on the departments that make up the key criminal justice system agencies within Chicago and the State of…

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Chicago Public Schools’ Operating Reserves Continue to Improve

The Civic Federation recently released its analysis of the Chicago Public Schools proposed FY2023…

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Chicago Police Department Staffing Analysis

This blog post provides a high-level overview of personnel within the Chicago Police Department (CPD). The information presented includes both budgeted data based on the…

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Cook County Forecasts Operating Surplus for Year-End FY2022 and Small Deficit Heading into FY2023

On June 23, 2022, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle issued a preliminary budget forecast for fiscal year 2023. The fiscal year begins December 1, 2022 and ends November 30, 2023. The report provides end-of-year estimates for the…

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Chicago Public Schools FY2023 Proposed Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

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The State of Illinois FY2023 Enacted Budget

On April 9, 2022 the Illinois General Assembly passed the three bills that comprise the FY2023 budget and FY2022 supplemental appropriations. On April 19 the Governor signed the bills into law. The FY2023 budget was passed nearly two…