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The State of Illinois’ Five-Year Fiscal Report

On November 9, 2021, the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget (GOMB) released the Illinois Economic and Fiscal Policy Report. The report includes a comparison of the FY2022 enacted budget with the current outlook for FY2022 and a…

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Cook County Public Safety Spending

In an analysis of Cook County’s FY2022 budget proposal released in November, the Civic Federation supported the Cook County budget proposal of $8.0 billion. This blog post takes a…

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Illinois Department Of Transportation To Implement Project Prioritization System

Illinois enacted a $48.7 billion multi-year FY2022 capital budget in June 2021. Unlike the State’s annual General Funds budget, which is intended to cover only the cost of operations for the current fiscal year, capital appropriations are…

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Cook County FY2022 Executive Budget Recommendation: Analysis and Recommendations

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City of Chicago FY2022 Proposed Budget: Pension Funds

The Civic Federation released its annual analysis of the City of Chicago’s proposed budget this week. Included in the report was a section dedicated to the budgetary…

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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 sustainability Click here to read the full report.…

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City of Chicago FY2022 Proposed Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

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Chicago Releases 5-Year, $11.2 Billion Capital Improvement Program

The City of Chicago has released a FY2021-FY2025 Capital Improvement Program (CIP).[1]  The purpose of a CIP is to establish priorities that balance capital needs with available resources,…

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The State of Illinois’ FY2022 Enacted Budget Reflects Pandemic Recovery, Federal Support

The fiscal year 2022 budget for the State of Illinois and the process that created it showed the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also the beginnings of a recovery within the State economy. Unlike the FY2021 budget, the…

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Chicago Public Schools FY2022 Proposed Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

Click here to read the full report (PDF). Click here…