Northern Illinois University

Center for Governmental Studies

Portfolio

Statewide and Regional Perspectives on Key Issues


Regional Snapshot Report | April 2007

Client: Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. 

A CGS staff team worked collaboratively with the client to produce the first in a series of reports designed to give the general public a broad overview of issues facing the entire Chicago metropolitan region. 

 

State of Working Illinois 2007 Executive Summary |  December 2007

Funders:  Joyce Foundation and the Woods Fund of Chicago 

A CGS team works with the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability to produce this biannual report that summarizes major labor market trends throughout Illinois.  Include a link to the executive summary, and a link to the SWIL home page for more information.

 

Illinois Policy Survey | 2008

Illinois Policy Survey, now in its 21st year, is designed to provide residents and state leaders with systematic and representative information on public attitudes, values and expectations with respect to the performance of elected officials and policy issues facing Illinois. Current print copy (and surveys for previous years) are available upon request.

 

Northern Illinois Marketfacts | 2007

Northern Illinois Market Facts is an annual compilation of economic and demographic data for a fourteen-county area (Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, Grundy, Jo Daviess, Kendall, LaSalle, Lee, Ogle, Putnam, Stephenson, Whiteside and Winnebago counties) in northern Illinois. A regional overview and maps are included. Print copies for the current edition (and some editions from previous years) are available for $15 per copy, plus shipping and handling.

 

Networking: The Key to 21st Century Government

Self-funded Policy Profile written by three national leaders in the field of public administration.

 

City of Peoria: Comparative Fiscal Profile Analysis | November 2007

Community Colleges in Illinois

ICCB project summary report

ICAHN Final Report

Universities and Regional Economic Development

How Truancy is Cheating Our Future

Nicor Project Summary  

The Contributions of Older Residents and Retirees to the Illinois Economy