Chicago's bond rating likely to drop to a notch above junk, no matter how and when budget stalemate ends

Another drop in Chicago’s bond rating may not mean much to taxpayers now, but it will mean plenty to their children and ...

Chicago headed for a bond rating drop if City Hall doesn't get budget right, Civic Fed president says

Civic Federation President Joe Ferguson Ferguson likened the city's predicament to the long road that nearly forced New York ...
Crain's Chicago Business

Chicago bond penalty widens as Johnson weighs how to close deficit

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Investors are demanding higher premiums to buy Chicago ...
Chicago Tribune

Aldermen press Mayor Brandon Johnson’s team for report on potential savings

Skeptical aldermen pressed Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration Tuesday to release a publicly funded outside report on potential government savings heading into 2026, an early skirmish in what could ...