This editorial discusses recommendations made by the Civic Federation’s “Financial Challenges for the New Mayor of Chicago” report at length. It says the Federation report offers the Chicago mayoral candidates advice well worth considering.
This editorial discusses recommendations made by the Civic Federation in its “Financial Challenges for the New Mayor of Chicago” report.
This article about Governor Pat Quinn’s State of Illinois FY2012 proposed budget mentions the Civic Federation’s opposition to Governor Quinn’s plan to borrow money to pay overdue bills.
This article compares City of Chicago mayoral candidates’ budgetary plans for the City with the Civic Federation’s “Financial Challenges for the New Mayor of Chicago” report.
This editorial discusses Governor Pat Quinn’s proposal to borrow funds to pay overdue bills and its effect on the State of Illinois fiscal outlook, citing Civic Federation research from this blog post.
In this news segment, Civic Federation President Laurence Msall discusses the City of Chicago’s precarious financial condition and the Federation’s report on the financial challenges for the next mayor of Chicago.
In this blog post, Greg Hinz discusses the Civic Federation’s “Financial Challenges for the New Mayor of Chicago” report, which found that the City of Chicago between FY2007 and FY2011 increased appropriations by 8.6 percent, despite sharp declines in revenues.
Civic Federation President Laurence Msall discusses the Federation’s “Financial Challenges for the New Mayor of Chicago” report in this interview. Mr. Msall says that there is no easy solution to fix the City’s budget shortfall.
This article discusses the Civic Federation’s “Financial Challenges for the New Mayor of Chicago” report and details the Federation’s recommendations.
In this article about spending limits imposed by the State of Illinois for the next three fiscal years, the Civic Federation says that it is unsure that the requirement will actually limit spending.
