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Chicago ended 2025 with extra money, but long-term troubles linger – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo
Adding to the good news: the overall funding levels of its fragile pension funds improved. But long-term liabilities climbed by 1.9 billion and the city's reserves shrunk further.
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ArcaMax
· Jul 1, 2026
Chicago ended 2025 with extra money, but long-term troubles linger
CHICAGO — Chicago ended 2025 with 219 million more than expected in its main operating fund thanks in large part to solid tax collections and many departments spending less than they were supposed to, a top official in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s...
The Daily Signal
· Jun 23, 2026
Virginia Democrats Finalize Sweeping Budget Deal
Virginia’s governing Democrats played let’s make a deal to pass a two-year budget that will take effect next week. The state lawmakers opted to maintain a tax break that encourages companies to build data centers in the commonwealth. They offset that by imposing a new tax on the energy that those centers will use. Gov....
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· Jun 24, 2026
A Social Security Benefits Cut Seems Inevitable. Here Is When It Could Possibly Happen.
Congress needs to find a solution before the issue becomes dire.
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· Jul 6, 2026
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· Jul 7, 2026
Chicago’s Pension Debt Increased in 2025 to $36.4B: City Analysis – WTTW (Chicago)
In all, Chicago owed 1.4 percent more to its four employee pension funds representing police officers, firefighters, municipal employees and laborers at the end of 2025 than it did at the end of 2024, according to Chicago’s 2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. Chicago’s pension debt has grown by nearly 11 percent since 2020, adding approximately 3.5 billion to the city’s debt, records show.
Illinois Policy Institute
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Chicago minimum wage increases could reduce opportunities
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