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Mayor repays $220M pension borrowing, but at $1.38M cost

Posted on June 20, 2016

Chicago Sun-Times

This article discusses the high interest rate that the City of Chicago recently paid for $220 million in short-term funding. Civic Federation President Laurence Msall calls the interest costs an unfortunate and avoidable expense, noting that the money could have been used for City services or other important investments.