Budget Forecast Dashboard

Fiscal health overview for City of Chicago, Illinois — FY2019–FY2026 projections

Data through FY2023 (actual) • Forecast: FY2024–FY2026 • Last updated: Mar 2026

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Total Revenue (FY2023)

$4,720M

+2.8% vs FY2022

General Fund Balance

$456M

9.7% of expenditures

Pension Funded Ratio

23.9%

Critical — far below 60% threshold

Debt Service Coverage

1.21x

Below 1.25x minimum

Fiscal Health Grade

D+

Pension underfunding severe

2 Active

Actual FY2021–FY2025 with 3-year projections and confidence band

Breakdown by category

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How Chicago's finances perform under different economic conditions

FY2026–FY2028 total revenue ($M)

Projected fund balance under each scenario ($M)

Scenario	Assumptions	FY2024 Rev.	FY2025 Rev.	FY2026 Rev.	Fund Balance (FY2026)	Risk Level

FY2022 actual vs FY2023 actual with year-over-year changes

Revenue Category	FY2022	FY2023	YoY Change	% of Total

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