Today marks the 100th day since Toni Preckwinkle took office as President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. During that time, the County has begun to implement a variety of reforms including many of the recommendations from the…
The Cook County Board recently passed the County’s FY2011 budget. The budget included…
On Saturday February 26th, the Cook County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the FY2011 Annual Appropriations Ordinance. In the…
This article discusses the Civic Federation's support for Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle's FY2011 proposed budget, based in part on its moves to reduce the size of its operations. It mentions that the Federation has concerns about…
This editorial supports Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle’s move to have the 51 square miles of unincorporated areas of the County incorporated by nearby municipalities. It cites the Civic Federation, which found that consolidation…
In this article about Chicago’s city worker residency requirements, the Civic Federation says that it has seen no evidence that the residency requirement has deterred workers from moving to Chicago or increased City costs.
Today the Civic Federation released its analysis of Cook County’s FY2011 Executive Budget Recommendation. The…
(CHICAGO) The Civic Federation will announce its support for the proposed $3.0 billion FY2011 Cook County budget at a public hearing today. The plan cuts expenditures and employee headcount while committing to a full repeal of the sales…
The Civic Federation supports Cook County’s $3.0 billion FY2011 Executive Budget Recommendation as it reflects a significant effort to reduce expenditures. The new County administration also appears to be on a path toward significant…
This report identifies the most significant financial challenges facing the City of Chicago and provides recommendations to the new Mayor of Chicago for ways to improve and stabilize the City’s finances in the short- and long-term. Those…
