Emanuel seeks to borrow $900 million
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration is making preparations to issue up to $900 million in bonds this year to lower some of its borrowing costs, push other debt off into the...
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Mayor seeks to borrow up to $900 million more
In a move that will add to the city's mountain of debt, Mayor Rahm Emanuel won support Monday from the City Council's Finance Committee to issue up to $900 million...
Inside our Watchdog team
Readers often tell us that they count on us to provide in-depth local investigative reporting. That's exactly what reporter Jason Grotto does as a member of the Tribune's Watchdog team....
Inside our Watchdog team
Readers often tell us that they count on us to provide in-depth local investigative reporting. That's exactly what reporter Jason Grotto does as a member of the Tribune's Watchdog team....
Chicago museums reeling after building sprees
The turn of the millennium was a heady time for many Chicago cultural institutions. Cheap loans, high investment returns and swelling endowments spawned a slew of new attractions along the...
Chicago museums reeling after building sprees
The turn of the millennium was a heady time for many Chicago cultural institutions. Cheap loans, high investment returns and swelling endowments spawned a slew of new attractions along the...
Pension, borrowing choices later hit museums, arts groups
Borrowing and spending on the assumption that more money and visitors would follow was not the only financial risk many cultural institutions took. They also put off pension payments and...
Pension, borrowing choices later hit museums, arts groups
Borrowing and spending on the assumption that more money and visitors would follow was not the only financial risk many cultural institutions took. They also put off pension payments and...
Tribune special report: Cultural cash crunch
In the years before the global financial crisis hit, many of Chicago's cultural institutions took on major financial risks by borrowing tens of millions of dollars to fund expansions, renovations...
Tribune special report: Cultural cash crunch
In the years before the global financial crisis hit, many of Chicago's cultural institutions took on major financial risks by borrowing tens of millions of dollars to fund expansions, renovations...