Laurence Msall, President of the Civic Federation, is interviewed for this segment of the City Room news program about the Federation’s fiscal analysis of the Chicago 2016 Olympic Bid. He points out that taxpayers face the greatest risk if…
This news segment discusses the Civic Federation’s fiscal review of the Chicago 2016 Olympic bid and points out that the Federation found that the proposed operating budget protects taxpayers but notes the Olympic Village plan contains…
This nightly news segment features an interview with Civic Federation President Laurence Msall about the Federation’s analysis of the Chicago 2016 Olympic Bid. Mr. Msall notes that the operating budget for the Bid is on the whole fair and…
This piece discusses the Civic Federation’s review of the Chicago 2016 Olympic Bid to determine whether the plan provides adequate protection for taxpayers. The story notes that the Federation’s report calls for considerable oversight of…
This article reviews the Civic Federation and L.E.K Consulting’s analysis of the Chicago 2016 Olympic Bid. It discusses the recommendations in the report, which include a call for greater transparency on the part of the bid committee and…
This article discusses the Civic Federation’s fiscal analysis of the Chicago 2016 Olympic Bid. The Federation warns that while the proposed operating budget provides adequate protection to taxpayers, some of the bid’s revenue projections…
The Civic Federation and our consultant L.E.K. Consulting testified yesterday before the Finance Committee of the Chicago City Council about our review of the…
CHICAGO) The Civic Federation, after a six-week review of the Chicago 2016 Olympic Bid, has determined that the operating budget provides adequate protection for taxpayers, but the development of the Olympic Village exposes the City of…
The Civic Federation and L.E.K. Consulting's review of the Chicago 2016 Olympic Bid has determined that the operating budget provides adequate protection for taxpayers, but the development of the Olympic Village exposes the City of Chicago…
On Monday, August 17, 2009, Governor Pat Quinn signed an amended version of Senate Bill 189 into law. Senate Bill 189 is now Public Act 096-0542 and will take effect January 1, 2010. The legislation amends various acts concerning…
