Government Efficiency and Transparency

. July 8, 2011

Laurence Msall From The Chicago Civic Federation Has 40 ways To Balance The City Budget

Civic Federation President Laurence Msall discusses recommendations from the Civic Federation’s report on ways to improve the City of Chicago’s fiscal sustainability in this…

. July 7, 2011

Data Portals Help Increase Understanding of City Operations

  In the Civic Federation’s “Recommendations for a Financially Sustainable City of Chicago” report issued last week, the Federation discussed the importance of a government…

. July 1, 2011

Chicago Watchdogs’ Report Urges Reforms

This article profiles many of the reforms proposed in the Civic Federation’s “Recommendations for a Financially Sustainable City of Chicago” report.

. July 1, 2011

The Civic Federation’s Financial Report

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. July 1, 2011

Civic Federation: 40 Ways to Balance the Budget

Civic Federation: 40 Ways to Balance the City Budget: MyFoxCHICAGO.com In this news segment, Civic Federation…

. July 1, 2011

Emanuel to unions: OK cuts or be laid off

This article discusses City of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s proposal to help fix the City’s fiscal troubles by instituting labor contract reforms. The article discusses some of the recommendations made by the Civic Federation in its “…

. July 1, 2011

Civic Federation Advises Cutting City Council In Half

This news segment focuses on the Civic Federation’s call for a reduction in the size of the City of Chicago City Council to help streamline City government, as found in its “…

. July 1, 2011

New Navy Pier

Crain’s daily news round up examines the Civic Federation’s “Recommendations for a Financially Sustainable City of Chicago” report.

. July 1, 2011

Slash City Council by half, Civic Federation urges

The Civic Federation’s “Recommendations for a Financially Sustainable City of Chicago” is the focus of this article. The article primarily discusses the Federation’s proposal to…

. June 30, 2011

Civic Federation: Urgent Reforms Needed to Improve Chicago's Financial Stability

The Civic Federation released today a comprehensive set of forty recommendations to improve the City of Chicago’s long-term fiscal condition. The new Federation report includes reforms that can be implemented now and over the next few…