State Budget Sources
An Annotated Guide to State Budgets, Financial Reports, and Fiscal Analyses

Illinois

This information is an updated excerpt from State Budget Sources: An Annotated Guide to State Budgets, Financial Reports, and Fiscal Analyses, a resource published by the Volcker Alliance designed to help public officials, policy advocates, journalists, academics, and concerned citizens fully understand the critical fiscal decisions that governors and legislators must make. The guide includes links to budgets for this state as well as legislative analyses of budget bills and treasurers’ or comptrollers’ monthly state cash-flow statements; capital spending plans; reports on public-worker pension funding and returns; and reports by local and national fiscal research organizations, bond rating firms, and associations of state fiscal and finance officials.

Executive and Other Constitutional Finance Offices

Governor’s Office

https://www.illinois.gov/gov

Governor’s Office: 2018 budget address

https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/bruce-rauner-budget-address-text/

Office of Management and Budget

Current and past budget documents, economic and performance information, and debt management.

https://www.illinois.gov/gov/budget/Pages/AboutUs.aspx

Office of Management and Budget: Budget Books

http://www.illinois.gov/gov/budget/Pages/BudgetBooks.aspx

Office of Management and Budget: Economic and Fiscal Policy Reports

http://www.illinois.gov/gov/budget/Pages/PolicyReports.aspx

Office of Management and Budget: Illinois Capital Markets

Bond information and financial updates.

http://www.illinois.gov/gov/budget/capitalmarkets/Pages/default.aspx

Comptroller

Accounting, financial reporting, and other fiscal information, including revenue, expense, contract, and employee compensation information, as well as the Fiscal Focus blog and information on the Illinois bill backlog; provided by the comptroller’s office.

http://illinoiscomptroller.gov

Office of the Treasurer

Investment and other financial programs.

http://www.illinoistreasurer.gov

Legislative Offices and Other Resources

Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability

Research for the Illinois Legislature on the state and regional economies and state revenues; the impact of federal fiscal policies; pension funding, debt, and health benefit liabilities; capital appropriations; and budget information.

http://cgfa.ilga.gov/Home.aspx

Auditor General

Financial, compliance, and performance audits.

http://www.auditor.illinois.gov/default.asp

Nongovernmental Organizations

Center for Tax and Budget Accountability

Covers topics such as taxes, budgets, and pensions.

http://www.ctbaonline.org

Illinois Policy Institute

Research organization providing policy analysis and some budget, tax, and other fiscal coverage; part of the State Policy Network of state-focused, free market-oriented think tanks.

https://www.illinoispolicy.org

Institute for Illinois Fiscal Sustainability at the Civic Federation

Produces regular budget and fiscal research.

https://www.civicfed.org/iifs

Institute of Government & Public Affairs, University of Illinois

Public policy, economic, and fiscal research.

http://igpa.uillinois.edu

Institute of Government & Public Affairs, University of Illinois: Fiscal Futures Project

Studies of budget transparency and long-term impacts.

http://igpa.uillinois.edu/content/fiscal-futures-project

Fiscal Policy Center at Voices for Illinois Children

Budget and fiscal analysis with a focus on Illinois children; part of the State Priorities Partnership, a network of state organizations coordinated by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

http://www.voices4kids.org/our-priorities/fiscal-policy-center

Reboot Illinois

This news sites follows budget, tax, and fiscal stories, as well as other public policy issues; posts and articles come from a diverse group of contributors.

http://www.rebootillinois.com

Taxpayers Federation of Illinois

Focuses on tax issues but also follows Illinois budget developments; some materials are available only to members; part of the National Taxpayers Conference.

http://www.iltaxwatch.org