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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S&P Global Ratings boosted Michigan's general obligation bonds to AA from AA-minus.
July 23 -
Moody's revised the outlook on $3 billion of Chicago parks, water and sewer bonds to stable.
July 20 -
Illinois' Baa3 rating remains one notch above junk, but the outlook is now stable, up from negative.
July 19 -
An amended master trust indenture will reflect the combined finances of the largest health systems in Illinois and Wisconsin.
July 19 -
The Harvey City Council will consider an agreement that allows it to keep some state funds being claimed by its pension funds.
July 18 -
Illinois netted $5.7 billion more in income tax revenue last year after raising rates.
July 16 -
Chicago's 2017 CAFR offers deep dive into Chicago's fiscal gains and deeper strains.
July 13 -
CPS inches up speculative grade credit ladder, which in turn helps garner Chicago a stable outlook.
July 12 -
Moody's has cut the ratings of 31 Illinois municipalities due in part to pension strains over the last 18 months.
July 12 -
Most of the state's largest cities are making strides in trimming their OPEB liablities, a study says.
July 11 -
Chicago Public Schools has GO, revenue, and refunding bond deals in the works.
July 10 -
Public finance bond attorneys Rick McConnell and Richard Wood joined the firm's Kansas City, Missouri, office from Gilmore & Bell.
June 29 -
Moody's calls Minnesota's pension reforms a positive for the state and its local governments.
June 29 -
The Illinois county plans a $175 million new money offering later this summer.
June 28 -
The water and wastewater deals will finance upgrades of the two systems.
June 27 -
The state's capital funding needs are far short of its available funding resources.
June 26 -
A general obligation refunding is definitely in the cards for Chicago Public Schools, and a new money deal may come as well.
June 25 -
Muni analysts doubt that either major-party candidate for governor has the solutions to Illinois' many fiscal problems.
June 22 -
Andrew Kim is a veteran Goldman Sachs energy investment banker.
June 20 -
The firm is expanding at its St. Louis headquarters, where it says it wants its sales professionals to be housed.
June 20
