Yvette was a senior reporter, covering the Midwest. She earned a bachelors in journalism from Columbia College Chicago, began her reporting career at the storied City News Bureau of Chicago, and joined the Bond Buyer in 1997 leading Midwest coverage from her hometown Chicago.
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Ahead of the state's $1.2 billion sale next week, S&P revised its outlook on the AAA rated state to negative
August 4 -
The Illinois Public Pension Fund Association says POBs could offer a potential fix for some but some market participants urge caution due to POBs' perils.
August 4 -
UMB's appeal of a lower court decision siding with Platte County over its legal obligation to honor an appropriation pledge is being heard Wednesday
August 3 -
Minnesota’s projection of a $2.4 billion gap in the current budget cycle remains on target, but another $4.7 billion gap looms in the next two-year budget as the toll mounts for the COVID-19-induced economic shutdown and recession. The state plans to sell $1.2 billion of GOs next week.
August 3 -
The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority named underwriters and a team to sell up to $200 million of bonds to manage pandemic-driven revenue losses.
July 29 -
Minnesota's governor blames efforts to strip emergency powers he used in the fight against COVID-19 for the holdup in passing a $1.8 billion bond authorization.
July 28 -
Hospitals margins could sink to unsustainable negative levels in the last half of the year, according to forecasts.
July 23 -
Federal authorities arrested Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder on charges he took bribes to support legislation that benefited bankrupt FirstEnergy.
July 22 -
The Detroit City Council agreed to put Mayor Mike Duggan's revised $250 milliot bond proposal on the November ballot after nixing his original plan last year.
July 22 -
The legal tussle between the Dallas-based private lender and the Chicago-based investment powerhouse continues with defamation and antitrust claims pending in separate courts.
July 21 -
Fitch downgraded the Ohio-based system to BBB-minus, leaving its rating at the lowest investment grade, matching ProMedica's Moody's rating.
July 21 -
Casino tax legislation is “credit positive” for the city, Moody's said; Fitch downgraded ratings for Chicago water, sewer and school district revenue bonds.
July 20 -
Revised plan addresses concerns the council had when it rejected the initial version in November.
July 17 -
The bond-financed Chicago-area hotel and conference center remains shuttered as a result of the coronavirus health crisis.
July 16 -
S&P moved Michigan's outlook to negative this week. Fitch recently affirmed the state's stable outlook.
July 15 -
Illinois paper is trading at tighter spreads than it did amid the original coronavirus surge, though they remain much higher than in February.
July 14 -
Moody's Investors Service and S&P moved their outlook the Detroit-based university's ratings to negative as the Michigan state school prepares to sell bonds.
July 13 -
Northwest suburban Chicago-based Northwest Community Healthcare is joining the NorthShore University which operates five hospitals in the northern sububs and Chicago.
July 9 -
Rolette County affirmed its commitment to make a July jail lease payment as Moody's reviews the impact of the temporary jail closure on the county's books.
July 8 -
Chicago is eyeing its second GO refinancing of the year, with savings expected to help chip away at the 2020 coronavirus-driven budget hole.
July 7
