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New Mayor Lori Lightfoot shows a commitment to maintaining investor relations that helps the city's access to the bond market
June 13 -
A judge denied Chicago's request for a restraining order to stop the state comptroller from intercepting state grant money on behalf of city pension funds.
June 7 -
Mayor Lori Lightfoot called on Edward Burke, the former finance committee chair, to resign from city council after new federal corruption indictments.
May 31 -
Scott Waguespack will chair the committee that vets city bond deals and other financial transactions.
May 30 -
The developer of the proposed $20 billion One Chicago project is seeking state subsidies as part of a P3 deal.
May 22 -
The mayor took the oath of office Monday and faces decisions soon about how to handle unfunded pension liabilities along with rising debt service and labor costs.
May 21 -
Incoming CFO Jennie Huang Bennett and budget director Susie Park arrive as the city warns that pension contributions may rise more than previously projected.
May 16 -
Moody's put the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority's A3 rating on review for a downgrade in the wake of the Puerto Rico ruling.
May 13 -
Chicago and its pension funds dispute whether the city is meeting its obligations; the city says the state comptroller is too quick to believe the funds.
May 7 -
Jennie Huang Bennett is seen as the front-runner as the municipal bond market awaits the Chicago mayor-elect's fiscal picks.
May 6