This news segment discusses reforms to the City of Chicago TIF program as recommended by a panel assembled by Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Civic Federation President and panelist Laurence Msall says that many TIF districts or projects may be closed…
In this article about possible reforms to the City of Chicago TIF system, the Civic Federation says that the City and Chicago Public Schools could receive hundreds of millions of dollars if poorly performing TIF districts are closed.
Sun-Times columnist Mark Brown discusses the findings of the TIF panel convened by City of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Civic Federation President Laurence Msall, who participated in the panel, says the panel’s recommendations will help…
Today the Civic Federation published an update to its primer The Cook County Property Tax Extension Process: A Primer on Levies…
In the Civic Federation’s “Recommendations for a Financially Sustainable City of Chicago” report issued last week, the Federation discussed the importance of a government…
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…
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…
In 2010 the Civic Federation blog provided comprehensive information about government and fiscal issues across Illinois for the public, government officials and media. In a range of posts on topics from the…
This article discusses River Forest’s plan to prevent the diversion of soon-expiring TIF funds by using them to fund a last-minute development. The Civic Federation says this plan breaches the public trust and may not withstand legal…
