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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About $366 million of bonds are a component of the incentive package Wisconsin offered to land a Foxconn plant.
February 22 -
Goldman Sachs' move in Chicago is part of its evolving strategy to bolster its regional presence.
February 22 -
Shorter calls and a shift in the use of floating rate paper are part of Wisconsin's toolkit after tax reform.
February 21 -
Milwaukee will review proposals and pick a financial advisor for at least a three-year term.
February 21 -
Aurora Health Care and Advocate Health Care haven't said how the combination will impact each system's debt.
February 20 -
The unfunded pension burden for Chicago, Cook County, and other local funds hit $50 billion in fiscal 2016.
February 20 -
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner's budget proposal would push some state costs onto schools and universities
February 16 -
The venture hired infrastructure specialist Robert Keough.
February 16 -
Release of the spending plan marks the first salvo in the fiscal 2019 budget season.
February 14 -
Efforts to push Lombard Public Facilities Corp. out of Chapter 11 were recently dropped, easing obstacles to its restructuring.
February 13 -
Siebert Cisneros Shank brought in the former Ramirez banker to bolster its Chicago office.
February 12 -
A maximum price and financing structure are some of the next steps taken to advance the terminal project.
February 12 -
Harvey, Illinois can ill afford higher pension contributions as it's yet to make good on defaulted bond payments.
February 9 -
It made cuts in its banking, sales, and trading staff Wednesday, sources told The Bond Buyer.
By Yvette Shields and Chip BarnettFebruary 7 -
Musk's The Boring Company is one of four firms and teams that responded to the city's request for qualifications.
February 7 -
Wisconsin is conducting a request for qualifications to establish senior- and co-manager underwriting pools.
February 6 -
Chicago has yet to identify to how it will pay for higher future pension funding, but Kroll says the city can manage.
February 5 -
Chicago says no taxpayer funds will go to build a proposed express line between downtown and O'Hare.
February 2 -
Brian Brewer will be the firm's public finance director following the retirement of longtime manager Keith Kolb.
February 1 -
An Illinois lawmaker has filed a bill that would authorize the massive borrowing.
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