Chicago Transit Authority President's FY2018 Budget Recommendations: Analysis and Recommendations
Click here to read the full report.The Civic Federation opposes CTA's proposed FY2018 budget because it relies on overly optimistic…
Click here to read the full report.The Civic Federation opposes CTA's proposed FY2018 budget because it relies on overly optimistic…
Each year the Civic Federation conducts an analysis of the CTA’s annual proposed budget. As part of the analysis, the Civic Federation uses two measures to assess CTA’s productivity over time: labor cost per actual unlinked passenger trip…
As the City of Chicago and Cook County prepare their budgets for the upcoming 2018 fiscal year, their sales tax estimates show the impact of a provision approved as part of the State of Illinois FY2018 budget that holds back a 2.0%…
On October 25, 2013, Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the CTA’s bond rating to A1 from Aa3 and lowered its…
The Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability released a new report today that provides an overview of the condition and funding of Illinois infrastructure. As discussed in…
This report provides an overview of the condition and funding of Illinois infrastructure based on a compilation of various needs assessments from public agencies that manage infrastructure in the State including the Illinois State Toll…
Chicago residents will experience changes in a number of consumer taxes going into effect throughout 2012 as a result of policy changes at the City and County levels. The new consumer tax rates are presented in the exhibit below. Following…
The Civic Federation’s advocacy was key to the adoption of a comprehensive solution to the Chicago Transit Authority fiscal crisis in 2008. Through testimony before the House Mass Transit Committee, letters to the editors of Chicago area…
On January 13, 2011, the Civic Federation sent this letter to Governor Quinn urging him to sign Senate Bill 3778. Click here to read a Civic…
On February 14 Governor Quinn signed into law Public Act 096-1527 which effectively ended the Seniors Ride Free program instituted by former Governor Rod…