Chicago scores points in full court press of investors ahead of $1.8B airport sale – The Bond Buyer

Investors and analysts gave Chicago high marks for its use of federal COVID-19 relief and noted concrete signs of fiscal progress, but crime, long-term return-to-work trends, and debt pose headwinds to the upward momentum. The assessment came from market participants who attended the annual Chicago Investors Conference, launched a decade ago by former Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration and continued by his successor Lori Lightfoot.