Chicago Park District

Paying back loans

$70.6 million

Exact amount: $70,556,546.00

FY2026

Money borrowed to build parks earlier is paid back each year: part loan, part interest.

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Percentages of Paying back loans
Box	Amount	% of this budget
Series 2023C: refinancing loan	$22,264,000.00	31.6%
Series 2020F-2: refinancing loan (backed by harbor income)	$8,405,150.00	11.9%
Series 2016A: park-improvement loan	$5,586,250.00	7.9%
Series 2023A: park-improvement loan	$3,854,038.00	5.5%
Series 2021A: refinancing loan	$2,572,872.00	3.6%
Series 2021B: park-improvement loan	$2,500,000.00	3.5%
Series 2021E: refinancing loan (backed by replacement tax money)	$2,483,850.00	3.5%
Series 2020A: refinancing loan	$2,415,900.00	3.4%
Series 2018B: refinancing loan	$2,052,500.00	2.9%
Series 2024B: refinancing loan	$1,855,500.00	2.6%
Series 2016E: refinancing loan (backed by the special recreation tax)	$1,823,250.00	2.6%
Series 2018F: harbor loan (backed by harbor income)	$1,696,337.00	2.4%
Series 2020C: park-improvement loan	$1,544,800.00	2.2%
Series 2023B: park-improvement loan	$1,289,750.00	1.8%
Series 2024A: park-improvement loan	$1,262,500.00	1.8%
Series 2021C: refinancing loan	$1,220,400.00	1.7%
Series 2020D: park-improvement loan (backed by replacement tax money)	$1,209,000.00	1.7%
Series 2018D: park-improvement loan (backed by replacement tax money)	$1,142,750.00	1.6%
Interest paid outside the bond schedule · Leftover	$1,099,999.00	1.6%
Series 2018A: park-improvement loan	$1,085,200.00	1.5%
Series 2021D: refinancing loan	$837,600.00	1.2%
Planned future borrowing (not yet issued)	$750,000.00	1.1%
Series 2024E: refinancing loan (backed by the special recreation tax)	$453,750.00	0.6%
Series 2020E: park-improvement loan (backed by the special recreation tax)	$366,650.00	0.5%
Series 2023F: refinancing loan (backed by harbor income)	$295,000.00	0.4%
Series 2016B: refinancing loan	$289,500.00	0.4%
Series 2020F-1: harbor loan (backed by harbor income)	$200,000.00	0.3%

Sources

Chicago Park District 2026 Budget Appropriations

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