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Comparing FY2023 State Revenue Forecasts

On March 24, 2022, the Civic Federation released its annual analysis and recommendations for the Governor’s proposed…

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State of Illinois FY2023 Recommended Operating and Capital Budgets: Analysis and Recommendations

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Illinois Criminal Justice Agency Budget Requests for FY2023 Reflect Implementation of SAFE-T Act

Governor JB Pritzker’s proposed FY2023 State Budget directs funding to a number of public…

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Governor’s FY2023 Budget Buoyed by Stronger than Expected Economic Recovery

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker’s fourth budget recommendation proposes taking advantage of a…

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CTA Releases $3.5 Billion 5-Year Capital Plan

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) released a $3.5 billion, five year FY2022-FY2026 capital plan in October 2021. The CTA…

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City of Chicago Public Safety Spending

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…

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The State of Illinois’ Five-Year Fiscal Report

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…

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Cook County Public Safety Spending

In an analysis 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…

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Illinois Department Of Transportation To Implement Project Prioritization System

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…

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Cook County FY2022 Executive Budget Recommendation: Analysis and Recommendations

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