Cook County’s Newly Formed Independent Revenue Forecasting Commission Holds First Meeting
A Commission created to analyze an annual five-year forecast of Cook County revenues held its…
The following blog post examines the possibility of the City of Chicago instituting a city income tax. The idea was discussed by several mayoral and aldermanic candidates in the recent Chicago 2019 municipal election.This blog post is…
During this decade of financial difficulties, the State of Illinois’ backlog of unpaid bills has become an important indicator of its fiscal condition, relied on by policymakers, rating agencies, taxpayers and journalists. Now two…
Click here to read the full report. The Civic Federation supports the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater…
2019 Civic Federation Legislative PrioritiesThe Civic Federation's legislative priorities for 2019 …
The State of Illinois collected over $900 million more in revenues than previously forecast in the budget year that just ended, apparently resulting in a lower than expected year-end backlog of unpaid bills.The State’s general operating…
Since Illinois passed its budget for the current fiscal year, many questions have been raised about the…
Following major policy changes and calls for increased public disclosure, detailed quarterly information about Cook County bond court orders and outcomes is now available online.Chief Judge Timothy Evans’ Office began posting the new data…