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Chicago nears fiscal free fall with latest downgrade

Posted on March 03, 2015

Reuters

This article discusses the February 27 downgrade of the City of Chicago’s credit to Baa2 by Moody’s Investors Service. The downgrade could trigger the termination of four interest-rate swap contracts. The Civic Federation said the downgrade is an unfortunate wake-up call for anyone unaware of the fiscal cliff the City is facing.