FY2005 Monthly Briefings
June 2005	Revenue: Base Revenues Grow $712 million in FY 2005 and Exceed Estimates FY 2005 Revenue Recap Review of FY 2005 Revenue Estimates Total FY 2005 Special Transfers Pharmaceutical Benefit Manager Program SB 0157 - New Hospital Assessment Program Economy: Housing Bubble or Localized Froth?
May 2005	Pension: Provisions of SB 0027 (P.A. 94-0004) Economy: Effects of French Vote on U.S. FY 2006 Fund Sweeps Riverboat Changes CMS - Status of Facility Closures Revenue: May Receipts Down Due to Lower Federal Sources
April 2005	Economy: Soft Patch or Slow Down Fees through the 3rd Quarter Year to Date FY 2005 Special Transfers Revenue: April Receipts Up Bond Sale Transparency
March 2005	Economy: Inflation and Interest Rates Rise - Illinois Unemployment Rate Revised Year to Date FY 2005 Special Transfers Revenue: March Revenues Up Across the Board Overall FY 2005 Revenue Forecast Unchanged FY 2006 Estimate CGFA/GOMB FY 2006 Comparison
February 2005	Economy: Back on Track Revenue: February Revenues Fall Due to Absence of Last Year's Transfers Summary of Revenue Related Budget Highlights Short-term Borrowing and the Hospital Assessment Program Pensions: FY 2006 Retirement Contributions
January 2005	Economy: Is Inflation a Concern? Fees Revenues through 2nd Quarter Revenue: Revenues Post January Gains
December 2004	Economy: All in All, Not a Bad Year Fees Under Siege? Year-to-Date FY 2005 Special Transfers Bond Sale Transparency Revenue: Revenues Rise in December Pensions: Growth in FY 2006 GRF for Retirement
November 2004	Economy: Dreaming of a Black Christmas Bond Limits and Transparency Year-to-Date FY 2005 Special Transfers Revenue: Revenues Fall in November Pensions: The FY 2006 SERS Certified Contribution
October 2004	Economy: Moderate Pickup, But Less Than Expected October FY 2005 Special Transfers Revenue: Federal Sources Wipe Out Other Revenue Gains in October Pensions: The FY 2006 SERS Certified Contribution
September 2004	Economy: Interest Rates Rise At Measured Pace DCEO Announces Two Additonal Illinois High Impact Businesses First Quarter FY 2005 Special Transfers Revenue: First Quarter Ends Strong - September Receipts Good Pensions: The Push To Reduce State Headcount and Payroll
August 2004	Economy: Job's Gap Returns Revenue: Revenue Assumptions used to Craft FY 2005 Budget IEFC's Revised FY 2005 Estimate IEFC v. GOMB Estimate Comparison Revenues: August Revenues Fall Due to Drop-Off in Federal Sources Revenues: Year to Date FY 2005 Special Transfers Pension Briefing
July 2004	Pensions: Funding Changes and the Early Termination Incentive Program State Facilities Closure Act Changes to Group Insurance Oversight Debt Responsibility Increased Fee Revenues in FY 2004 Economy: Grinch or Goldilocks? Revenue: Revenues begin FY 2005 on Mixed Note