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Press Release: Civic Federation Supports Proposed City Of Chicago FY2022 Budget Amid Influx Of Federal Recovery Revenues

Concerns remain regarding pension funding and sustainabilityClick here to read the full report.…

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Quantifying what the Elimination of Cash Bond Means in Illinois

In a report released last week, the Civic Federation and…

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Chicago City Council Approves New Police Contract

The Chicago City Council approved a new collective bargaining agreement with the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) on September 14, 2021. The FOP is…

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Updated Report: Elimination of Cash Bail in Illinois: Financial Impact Analysis

The Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts (AOIC) and the Civic Federation originally released a report on behalf of the Illinois Supreme Court Pretrial Practices Implementation Task Force on September 13, 2021 that measured the…

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What We Learned about Bail Reform and Police Budgeting Reform from Two Expert Panel Discussions

The Civic Federation hosted a series of criminal justice reform panel discussions as part of the annual conference of the Governmental Research Association in July. Here we highlight the key…

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Chicago Public Schools FY2022 Proposed Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

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Breaking Down the Issue of Public Access to Judicial Branch Data in Illinois

UPDATE - February 23 2022:  This blog has been updated with corrections to the information about other states where court data is subject to disclosure through FOIA laws or court rules, under the section “How Illinois FOIA Law…

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State of Illinois FY2022 Recommended Operating and Capital Budgets: Analysis and Recommendations

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Illinois Criminal Justice System Agency Budget Requests for Fiscal Year 2022

During a series of State appropriations hearings held by the Illinois General Assembly in both the House and Senate this spring, State agency leaders discussed their budget requests included in Governor Pritzker’s…

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Final Cook County Coronavirus Relief Fund Allocations

Cook County has accounted for all $429 million in Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) funding the County received through the federal CARES Act in 2020,…