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 suburb warns of "catastrophic” impact of state withholding funds.
April 11 -
The Branson Airport settlement resolves bond claims and provides cash operators say is needed to stay afloat.
April 10 -
Illinois lawmakers returned to work this week with less than two months to settle on a budget.
April 10 -
Though the legal setback is "harmful" to the Chicago Park District's plan to increase pension funding, it doesn't cause a budgetary crisis, S&P said.
April 9 -
Morgan Stanley will run the books on several negotiated deals that are part of about $360 million in local government borrowing planned.
April 9 -
Illinois spreads are rising as the state plots its first sale of 2018 for May.
April 6 -
Moody's threw cold water on Chicago's position that O'Hare's ratings can withstand new terminal debt.
April 6 -
Voters in Wisconsin also rejected a measure to abolish the state treasurer's office.
April 4 -
A proposed Chicago ordinance would press banks on gun control.
April 3 -
Moody's labeled the Illinois high court's refusal to hear an appeal on step raises a "credit negative" for the state.
April 2 -
Voters are being asked to abolish the Wisconsin treasurer's office.
April 2 -
The St. Louis-based firm enters its second century of business this year.
April 2 -
The largest not-for-profit health systems in Illinois and Wisconsin have cleared all regulatory hurdles to the merger.
March 29 -
The district must come up with a new plan to save its pension fund from insolvency.
March 29 -
Chicago expects to begin tapping $4 billion of bond authority for O'Hare by early 2019.
March 28 -
The bonds sold for the air cargo handling facility were rated BBB.
March 28 -
Borrowing plans cleared the Finance Committee after minority aldermen complained about diversity.
March 27 -
Moody's boosted the university to A1, an event that may have been overshadowed by the men's basketball team's Final Four run.
March 26 -
The state’s net position of governmental activities eroded by $10.1 billion to reach a negative $141.7 billion.
March 22 -
Chicago Public Schools officials say the deal won't include any scoop-and-toss restructuring for budget relief.
March 22
