The Civic Federation
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The Civic Federation is a Chicago-based non-partisan, non-profit research organization focused on improving government services across Illinois.
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The Civic Federation annually releases a report on consumer taxes in the City of Chicago. Consumer taxes are tied to the use or consumption of certain goods and services that can be charged directly to consumers through retail transactions or passed on to consumers by businesses or governments ..read more
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The following are summaries of the five most-read posts presented on the Civic Federation’s blog in 2021, listed here in chronological order. The posts examine issues related to taxes, pensions and public safety ..read more
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In less than a year from this writing, money will no longer be a factor in pretrial release decisions pertaining to defendants accused of committing crimes in Illinois. The elimination of cash bail was one of the major reforms in a ..read more
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The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) released a $3.5 billion, five year FY2022-FY2026 capital in October 2021. The CTA prepares a multi-year, comprehensive capital improvement plan (CIP) at the ..read more
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The award, presented and administered by the Federation, annually honors a ..read more
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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 closer look at public safety spending in the County’s ..read more
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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 five-year budgetary forecast ..read more
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The Chicago City Council approved the City’s annual budget for FY2022 (which aligns with the 2022 calendar year) on October 27. The Civic Federation supported the City’s FY2022 budget totaling $10.6 billion in an ..read more
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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 reauthorized over multiple years as planning, engineering ..read more
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The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (Lincoln Institute) released last week an of common property tax relief programs used across the United States. The report also makes ..read more