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 “…
Crain’s daily news round up examines the Civic Federation’s “Recommendations for a Financially Sustainable City of Chicago” report.
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…
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…
The purpose of this report is to provide the City of Chicago’s Mayor and City Council with detailed recommendations on ways to address the City’s serious financial challenges and create a government that is more efficient, less costly and…
UPDATE: The proposal to allow the Blue Park Gun Club the use of Forest Preserve District property for its operations was withdrawn…
In this article about the first budget cuts City of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has made to help restore solvency to the City’s finances, the Civic Federation says that the cuts are a good first step, but deeper reductions must be made to…
This article discusses how City of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel may confront the City’s major budget issues. The Civic Federation explains that the problems were exacerbated by a long-standing unwillingness to reduce spending. The Federation…
This article discusses the issues City of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel must confront as he works to restore fiscal health to the City’s finances. The Civic Federation says that the City must reduce personnel costs and adequately fund its…
