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Article: Chicago CFO Walter Knorr Has 'A Lot of Fun' Just Doing His Job.
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- The Bond Buyer
- Article date:
- August 5, 1998
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The office belonging to Chicago chief financial officer Walter Knorr is a clutter of homages to his two loves: public finance and family.
His walls are peppered with family photos and framed copies of bond- related mementos, such as a mounted copy of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's G-37 rules that restrict political contributions by investment bankers.
The hodgepodge, though representative of his passions, only begins to tell the story of how Knorr has reshaped Chicago's public finance landscape.
Respect for Knorr, 48, extends from LaSalle Street to Wall Street. He's taken the city into the bond market - collecting upgrades along the way - ...