Moody’s downgrades Chicago’s rating over pensions

Published March 5, 2014 12:01am ET



CHICAGO (AP) — Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded Chicago’s credit rating, citing the city’s unfunded pension liabilities.

The agency announced Tuesday it’s lowering the rating on $8.3 billion in debt from A3 to Baa1, putting it only three notches above junk-bond status.

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