How the city has paid for pensions, and upcoming estimated obligations

2022 is the final year of the city's ramp to making actuarially required pension payments. Pension costs in the next few budgets total roughly $2.4 billion annually in the years to come.

This chart has been updated to include adjustments for property tax losses and escrow payments.
Source: City of Chicago budgets, 2011-2022, and Chicago Budget Forecast, 2022