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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Chicago and Illinois poured more than $1 billion of their high-yielding, low-investment-grade rated GO paper into the market on the same day.
March 27 -
Platte County wants a court to confirm its decision to walk away from an appropriation pledge.
March 26 -
The city will bring $700 million of GO bonds in a tight window after an Illinois deal and before the city's mayoral runoff election.
March 22 -
A boost in state funding and higher local property valuations lifted school districts' finances, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
March 21 -
Next week's Illinois GO sale will be a muni market referendum on the governor's budget, tax and pension proposals.
March 20 -
A Chicago-area ice rink facility built with $20 million of bonds is being sold for $10 million.
March 19 -
Preston Hollow's accusations against Nuveen of bully tactics underscore the cutthroat competition for market share.
March 15 -
In his waning days, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel won approval for several development projects and a new money GO issue.
March 13 -
Chicago's CFO says investor outreach will stress fiscal controls that make it difficult for the city to backslide on its progress under Rahm Emanuel.
March 12 -
The market appeared to move after Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a rate structure for his graduated state income tax proposal.
March 11 -
Debate now begins in earnest on the governor's plan to change the state constitution to allow graduated income tax rates.
March 8 -
A hearing officer and a Circuit Court judge concluded Illinois failed to prove accusations of securities violations against Calvin Grigsby.
March 7 -
J.B. Pritzker will defend his fiscal 2020 budget and pension proposals as well as his gamble on waiting for voters to approve graduated income tax rates.
March 6 -
The city will use about $1.8 billion of bonds to fund a new airport terminal in a project led by private partner Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate.
March 5 -
The new governor included the fuel tax in his budget plan, which would spend $83.4 billion over the next two-year budget cycle.
March 1 -
Minnesota's latest revenue forecast still projects a $1 billion surplus.
February 28 -
The next mayor will be under pressure on pension funding, labor contracts and economics, S&P Global Ratings said.
February 28 -
In an historic election result, two African-American women will face off in a runoff election to become the next mayor of Chicago. Yvette Shields talks with Chip Barnett about what this means for the municipal bond market and why it matters to bondholders.
February 28 -
Lori Lightfoot, in her first race for elective office, will face Toni Preckwinkle, the Cook County board president, in an April 2 runoff.
February 27 -
The state's BBB Fitch rating is at risk of a downgrade if lawmakers adopt Gov. J.B. Pritzker's proposed fiscal 2020 budget.
February 27
