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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The state brings two triple-A ratings to the competitive sale of $673 million of general obligation bonds.
July 30 -
The complaint that seeks to void repayment of $14.3 billion of debt awaits a court decision on whether it can move forward.
July 29 -
The two-day trial in PHC’s antitrust lawsuit against Nuveen is set to begin unless the two sides reach a last-minute settlement.
July 26 -
Milwaukee's change in its assumed investment rate of return will eventually lead to higher contribution levels, a credit positive, Moody's says
July 25 -
The refunding would be completed “for traditional savings” and not for restructuring purposes, the school district says.
July 25 -
Two rating agencies affirmed Bridgeview, Illinois, at junk after the Chicago Fire agreed to pay the village to escape its stadium lease.
July 24 -
Darlene Green, Stephanie Tomblin and Gabriella Briceno are the 2019 recipients.
July 24 -
The two suburban affordable housing portfolios are owned by the Ohio-based Better Housing Foundation.
July 23 -
The suit is "a policy paper masquerading as a complaint," the state says, but it may still push up Illinois' borrowing costs while it is active.
July 23 -
Nonprofit healthcare consolidation continues with two big multi-state deals.
July 23 -
Brown left city government at the end of Rahm Emanuel's administration.
July 18 -
The goal of the 2018 Chapter 11 restructuring was to establish a capital structure supported by project revenues.
July 17 -
Veteran-owned Academy Securities has hired Chicago-based public finance banker James Carter
July 17 -
Warnings about the weak health and liquidity risks of Chicago’ pension system litter the funds’ 2018 financial reports.
July 16 -
The new budget draws down fund balances for new spending and tax relief but improving reserves and fully funded pensions cushion the state's ratings.
July 15 -
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, her finance team, and sister agencies will provide in-person fiscal updates at the city's annual investors' conference.
July 15 -
The case's primary claim of anti-trust violations is potentially headed to trial later this month.
July 12 -
The evolution of the lawsuit has opened wide the window into high-yield stakes in the municipal industry and laid bare the relationships between broker-dealers and Nuveen.
July 12 -
The unnamed governmental entity is seeking recordings that are the subject of recently unsealed transcripts in Preston Hollow Capital’s defamation and antitrust lawsuit against Nuveen. Meanwhile, additional transcripts between Nuveen and Morgan Stanley/Goldman Sachs are now public.
July 11 -
Junk-rated Bridgeview will receive $65.5 million to allow the Chicago Fire to escape the lease and move to a center-city venue.
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