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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Clare Oaks' history of fiscal struggles resulted in two bankruptcy filings, the most recent leading to a bond exchange in 2020.
June 20 -
If approved by the local governing bodies, Milwaukee could raise nearly $180 million more annually from the new sales tax and the county $80 million from a hike, according to estimates.
June 15 -
CPS expects to close the current fiscal year with a clean slate on short-term borrowing for a second year in a row but it will still rely on TANs to manage liquidity throughout the next fiscal year.
June 14 -
"Stakeholders believe the best solution is to utilize the bankruptcy process to run a marketing and sale process," Friendship Village of Schaumburg said in a statement.
June 13 -
The report provides the first step in assessing what level of benefit enhancement is needed before further state action is taken on Tier 2 pension benefits.
June 9 -
Nuveen's investment featured prominently in a settlement ending Preston Hollow's four-year legal pursuit of Nuveen for using what one judge labeled as "lies" and "threats" to damage its access to deals.
June 8 -
The City-County Council signed off on up to $625 million of borrowing for a city-owned convention center hotel after a developer-financed plan fell through.
June 7 -
Cook County, local governments, transit agencies, and the education and hospital sectors all benefit from bills passed by Illinois lawmakers.
June 6 -
The system is incorporating some floating-rate risk into its fixed-rate debt portfolio to allow for strategic flexibility after its new hospital campus opens.
June 5 -
BJC HealthCare and Saint Luke's Health System signed a letter of intent to form an integrated not-for-profit Missouri-based health system.
June 1