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 Indiana's school bond intercept program's AA-plus rating was affirmed after legislative tweaks.
May 16 -
Illinois and its local governments will all suffer if the state is downgraded again, Nuveen warns.
May 16 -
Minnesota's governor and GOP lawmakers have yet to settle spending differences for a new budget.
May 15 -
MetroHealth's low-investment-grade deal received plenty of orders with attractive yields offered.
May 15 -
Passage of tax levies represents a credit-positive development for 21 Ohio cities and school districts.
May 12 -
The Illinois Senate President warned that disaster looms if historic gridlock doesn't end soon.
May 11 -
Delays in state grants add to the strains faced by the junk-rated Chicago Public Schools.
May 10 -
Illinois gets tongue lashing from research group over impasse as senate efforts at compromise build.
May 9 -
Illinois lacks a path to restructure state debt but Puerto Rico's filing heightened chatter.
May 9 -
MetroHealth met with investors ahead of its big, low-investment-grade healthcare deal.
May 8 -
The sale of Illinois' Chicago headquarters is the latest issue caught in political gridlock.
May 5 -
S&P dropped $244 million of bonds issued for an Indiana P3 further into junk territory.
May 5 -
Moody’s Investors Service placed an Indiana school district on review for upgrade after the state changed its school credit enhancement program.
May 5 -
Cook County is losing Ivan Samstein to the University of Chicago.
May 4 -
Milwaukee takes competitive bids on $270 million of debt Thursday.
May 3 -
The Oversight Board filed the petition with U.S. District Court in Puerto Rico.
May 3 -
Advisory firm Umbaugh named Marvin Founds as its first director of Ohio education finance.
May 2 -
MetroHealth's ratings tumbled three notches to reflect its sizable new debt load.
May 2 -
Wisconsin heads into the market over the next week with nearly $1 billion of debt in three deals.
May 1 -
Mayor says Chicago Public Schools will remain open despite court defeat.
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