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…
In this article about a meeting between the Chicago 2016 Olympic bid committee and 1st Ward Alderman Manny Flores and citizens of that ward, Flores references the Civic Federation’s work on an independent report on the financial aspects of…
This article mentions the Civic Federation’s commitment to analyze the financial aspects of the Chicago 2016 Olympic bid through London-based L.E.K Consulting.
On his blog, Greg Hinz writes about the Civic Federation’s hiring of L.E.K. Consulting, a British-based research and consulting firm, to conduct an independent assessment of the 2016 Chicago Olympic bid.
In order to make its capital selection process more transparent in FY2009, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has revised the way in which is selects and prioritizes capital projects. CTA’s revised capital selection process includes…
The Civic Federation supports the $492.1 million City Colleges of Chicago FY2010 budget because it is a prudent spending plan that both holds the District’s property tax levy flat over the next two years and compensates for…
