Statement from Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on the Civic Federation's Support of the County's Proposal FY2017 Budget

I am pleased to learn of the Civic Federation’s support today of our FY2017 executive budget proposal. To have the endorsement of this organization, and others, as we confront both the short- and longer-term fiscal challenges facing Cook County is gratifying.  We appreciate that the Civic Federation finds our budget to be “reasonable, including difficult expenditure reductions and revenue measures that will balance the County’s budgets through FY2019.” Like the bond ratings agencies, the Civic Federation is recognizing our focus on long-term financial stability and for this very reason all three major rating agencies upgraded our outlook to stable, firmly in investment grade territory during the last year.