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 bankruptcy court rejected arguments that a suburban Chicago project doesn't qualify for Chapter 11.
December 8 -
The $575 million deal proved an easy sell to a market hungry for any municipal paper.
December 6 -
Minnesota will wait for its next formal fiscal forecast early next year before tackling the emerging deficit.
December 5 -
Racine County's rising debt burden to support the Foxconn complex cited by Moody's.
December 5 -
Chicago's new borrowing entity brings $575 million of sales tax securitization bonds to market this week.
December 4 -
The Badger state is joining the list of issuers moving up refunding deals that are under threat from tax reform.
November 22 -
Cook County will cut jobs and lay off some workers to plug the budget hole.
November 22 -
A budget without big new tax hikes was an easy sell for Chicago aldermen despite looming pension clouds.
November 21 -
Illinois follows up its $6 billion of October borrowing with $750 million of new money GOs.
November 21 -
Kansas City, Missouri was banking on private activity bonds for a "significant" role in the airport financing.
November 20 -
The Cook County, Ill., board will vote on a fiscal 2018 budget Tuesday, the same day as Chicago.
November 17 -
The state's high court sided with Gov. Mark Dayton in a dispute threatening the appropriation backing one COP financing.
November 17 -
The junk-rated school district pared down spreads after bolstering its balance sheet.
November 17 -
The Illinois Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority's direct rating link to the state government was costly.
November 16 -
The Illinois Tollway's $300 million deal and the first part of the Chicago Board of Education’s $922 million bond offering came to market on Wednesday. In secondary trading, municipals were stronger on the day.
November 15 -
Smaller not-for-profit hospitals and systems lack the access to taxable debt markets enjoyed by bigger systems.
November 15 -
The repayment of $80 million in lease-backed debt remains entangled in the standoff.
November 14 -
Chicago officials want to highlight the distinctions between the highly rated new securitization and the city's general obligation bonds.
November 14 -
A bankruptcy court judge is weighing whether the municipal government-sponsored project qualifies for Chapter 11.
November 13 -
Chicago's Board of Education is pricing more than $900 million, citing positive rating actions and a better balance sheet.
November 10
