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 put its message on fiscal progress directly to bondholders at the annual investors conference last week.
August 17 -
The city takes competitive bids Wednesday on $124 million of GOs.
August 16 -
Higher education borrowing led by century bond deals helped offset the dive in refundings brought on by rising interest rates.
August 16 -
Illinois laid out updated six-year transportation packages allocating more than $30 billion in spending.
August 12 -
Friedman is remembered for her devotion to clients, social justice, and family. She spent her career at Borge and Pitt and then Katten Muchin after they merged.
August 11 -
Chicago projects a $127.9 million gap looms in 2023. That's down from the $306 million projected in May and the $867 million from last year's forecast for the coming year.
August 10 -
Raymond James has brought two retired school superintendents on board in Kansas City to bolster its Missouri K-12 practice.
August 9 -
Detroit says it can't afford to shave 10 years off the amortization schedule of its public safety pension obligations.
August 9 -
Moody's revised Cook County, Illinois' outlook to positive ahead of its mix of sales tax-backed and general obligation bond deals.
August 8 -
Frank Hoadley retired in 2013 after 25 years as Wisconsin's capital finance director during which he built a reputation as a standard bearer of state debt management.
August 5 -
Officials are aiming by fall to finalize a bond exchange offer that would restructure general obligation bonds and resolve a legal dispute with bondholders.
August 4 -
Hospitals can expect more than $2.6 billion of in additional payments under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services program, but some say that is not enough.
August 3 -
Miller Canfield principals voted to put Jeffrey Aronoff on its leadership board.
August 2 -
Chicago will conduct a full-court press of the buy side next week.
August 2 -
Fitch and S&P moved the district's outlook to stable as its balance sheet weathered the COVID-19 storm and pension overhaul legislation removes the threat of looming insolvency.
August 2 -
Chicago laid out three options for updating Soldier Field whether or not the Bears stay, but had little to say on financing plans beyond offering naming rights, league financing and debt as options to be explored.
July 26 -
Cleveland drew a Moody's upgrade as it was prepping an annual GO sale.
July 25 -
State Rep. Mark Batinick said he’s generally not a fan of red light cameras, but if they are going to be used, the fines should go to a source “that needs it and removes any motivation to simply use the cameras as a way to further tax the public.”
July 25 -
Fitch raised Michigan's general obligation rating one notch to AA-plus.
July 22 -
Genesee County and Flint supported the bonds issued to finance construction of a pipeline with the county ultimately on the hook.
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