
Cleaning Up Messy Municipal Finances in Chicago and Beyond
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Can Chicago get on the road to fiscal health without bankruptcy?
A Civic Federation-sponsored event Wednesday addressed questions that have been on the mind of many amid recent crises: Is Chicago the next Detroit, headed for municipal bankruptcy? Can – or should – the Chicago Public Schools go bankrupt?
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Cleaning Up Messy Municipal Finances in Chicago and Beyond
Clip: 4/19/2017 | 8m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
A Civic Federation-sponsored event Wednesday addressed questions that have been on the mind of many amid recent crises: Is Chicago the next Detroit, headed for municipal bankruptcy? Can – or should – the Chicago Public Schools go bankrupt?
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