Illinois Made $168 Million Mistake-Municipal Issuers on the Hook

 

Bloomberg has an interesting article about the State of Illinois making a $168 million mistake.  The State miscalculated amounts that were then distributed to municipal bond issuers.  Some amounts were relatively small, but the City of Chicago received $19.4 million  and the Chicago Public Schools $23.5 million in over payments.

The State of Illinois Department of Revenue plans on reduce future distributions over time to recoup the over payments.

Bloomberg article