Skokie is latest Illinois community paying pensions by borrowing – Illinois Policy

Despite the Government Finance Officers Association recommending against the practice, a growing number of local governments have turned to issuing bonds to fund budgets strained by rising pension payments. Wheaton, Berwyn, Moline and East Moline all recently borrowed to pay for pensions.

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