As Chicago Public Schools tries to close a $529 million budget gap amid a structural deficit, the Civic Federation floats reviving state financial oversight of the district's finances.

With Chicago Public Schools facing a $529 million budget deficit, the teachers union president says Chicago needs to stand up ...

Just yesterday, budget watchdog, the Civic Federation releasing. >> Report pointing out that the fact that the CTU contract will cost 1.5 billion dollars.

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“It’s an incomplete budget,” Civic Federation President Joe Ferguson told Capitol News Illinois. “It does not add in any meaningful way to discuss any structural issues the state has.

Portia Clark, a Green Valley civic leader who has spent decades standing up for justice in Arlington, received the newly renamed ARLnow Cup this week. The Arlington County Civic Federation ...

“It’s an incomplete budget,” Civic Federation President Joe Ferguson told Capitol News Illinois. “It does not add in any meaningful way to discuss any structural issues the state has.

“It’s an incomplete budget,” Civic Federation President Joe Ferguson told Capitol News Illinois. “It does not add in any meaningful way to discuss any structural issues the state has.

The leader of the Civic Federation, one of Chicago's top non-partisan government research groups, says Illinois' budget misses the mark in a few key areas. Illinois lawmakers are also watching ...

Illinois Politics Illinois’ $55.2B budget ‘incomplete,’ Civic Federation president says Democrats are monitoring Congress for actions that could force changes to the budget.

Editorial: Chicago’s Springfield delegation socks it to the city’s taxpayers with reckless pension bill They won’t admit it, but state House members and senators from Chicago just voted to ...