The Civic Federation's finance report for the 2025 budget raises serious concerns about how the district will survive in the future.

Could doing away with controversial TIF districts in Chicago actually hurt CPS? The governor and his allies say Chicago could solve a lot of its public school system’s financial problems by ...

A new report being released today by the government watchdog Civic Federation puts Chicago Public School finances under the microscope as the district nears a fateful turning point.

Saying it has to be “realistic,” the Civic Federation is giving Chicago Public Schools a pass on its new $8.4 billion budget, even though the fiscal 2021 spending quite possibly will have a ...

Civic Federation President Laurence Msall said Friday he has “significant concerns” about whether the Chicago Public Schools can afford the five-year, $1.5 billion contract that ended the 15 ...

The Civic Federation has thrown its support behind a property tax hike and proposed $5.9 billion budget for Chicago Public Schools in 2011-12, but it has concerns about the long-term financial heal… ...

The Chicago Public Schools board of education unanimously approved the $9.9 billion fiscal 2025 budget Thursday. The vote came on the heels of a report from the Civic Federation of Chicago, a ...

Chicago Public Schools is on the financial brink and the state should consider taking over, according to budget watchdog group the Civic Federation.

The Civic Federation of Chicago, the local budget watchdog, is warning that finances are so bad in Chicago Public Schools, that the State of Illinois may need to take control of the school system. The ...

Can Mayor Brandon Johnson close the nearly $1 billion Chicago budget gap without a property tax hike? The Civic Federation gave its recommendations.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The budget watchdog group the Civic Federation warned Monday that the Chicago Public Schools' finances are in such bad shape that the State of Illinois may need to take control of ...