The Civic Federation
Recent News About The Civic Federation
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Illinois outpaces all other states in local government units, study finds
Local government entities in Illinois, including both general-purpose agencies and special districts, number nearly 9,000, a figure that towers above that of any other state, according to new data from the independent Civic Federation.
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Panel of experts discusses Illinois pension reform
The City Club of Chicago held a panel last week to discuss the state's pension crisis and how to fix it.
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Institute for Illinois' Fiscal Sustainability: Pension buyout saved state a fraction of early projections
The pension buyout plan that was supposed to save Illinois $445 million in fiscal 2019 did not come close to achieving its goal, a nonpartisan policy-analysis group recently announced.
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Non-partisan fiscal group at a loss over $3.4 billion figure promised by Pritzker's tax plan
A non-partisan fiscal agency reports that it has yet to come to terms with the numbers projected under Gov. J.B. Pritzker's graduated income-tax structure.
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Pritzker Budget and Government Innovation Working Committee a who's who of Madigan cronies
Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker announced the creation of a committee that he said will be one of the first transition working committees at a press conference last week.