The Civic Federation released its analysis of the 2025 Cook County budget proposal on Thursday, with the organization saying in a news release that "the continuation of prudent financial practices ... has resulted in the Preckwinkle administration proposing a responsibly structured FY2025 budget without burdening residents with tax and fee increases." Civic Federation President Joe Ferguson said: “Other governments struggling financially year after year would be wise to look to Cook County as an example of how long-term planning can help stem the succession of fiscal crises too often met through short-term, transactional trade-offs rather than long-term structural solutions.”