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 budget package awaiting Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's signature leaves billions on the table, for now, with contentious negotiations looming over the shape of tax relief.
July 6 -
Illinois headed into the new fiscal year with healthier metrics on multiple fronts but its last audit illustrates the long-term drag posed by the state's retirement burden.
July 5 -
Justices said criminal indictments against the former governor and other officials didn't pass legal muster. The attorney general's solicitor general says the case is not over.
June 30 -
Wisconsin Capital Finance Director David Erdman, who is leaving for the private sector, hands the reins of the office to his deputy on Friday.
June 29 -
A Delaware Superior Court judge found PHC failed to show it suffered reputational loss from Nuveen's alleged defamation to go to trial. PHC will appeal.
June 28 -
Detroit still may ask the federal bankruptcy court to intervene in a pension fund matter that could add to the city's financial stress.
June 28 -
From disclosure to issuance labels, the Chicago finance team is shaping ESG practices that are top of mind for municipal market.
June 28 -
Cook County projects a surplus this year and a $18.2 million gap for fiscal 2023 while it readies two bond sales.
June 24 -
Erdman closes the books on a three-decade career with Wisconsin next week and heads to municipal advisory firm Baker Tilly.
June 23 -
Moody's downgraded the university and its housing and parking borrowing arm ahead of a bond sale to support the school's goal of increasing on-campus housing.
June 22 -
S&P raised the outlook to positive for St. Louis Lambert's general credit and Chicago O'Hare's customer facility charge credit.
June 22 -
This week's $61.8 million Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority deal folds two new subsidiaries into the obligated group.
June 21 -
Loop Capital Markets has hired veteran managers to lead its transportation and housing groups while adding to its Texas banking presence.
June 16 -
Talks between original holders and a law firm over potential securities fraud litigation did not pan out, and trustee UMB NA has canceled all the bonds.
June 14 -
Phil Culpepper brings his experience as a public finance banker and Illinois' former debt manager to the table at the fully veteran-owned firm.
June 13 -
State Comptroller Susana Mendoza will renew a push for legislation to set automatic triggers for a $200 million annual deposit into the rainy day fund.
June 10 -
Indiana revenues are up $1 billion in the current fiscal year from December revenue projections that already had forecast a multi-billion dollar surplus.
June 9 -
The Cleveland-based university's 100-year taxable bond landed at a 5.4% interest rate.
June 9 -
CPS' federal windfall aided the district's fiscal progress with plans to use $700 million in the next budget before exhausting the pot in fiscal 2025.
June 8 -
Cook County and the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund reported improving pension health, while the unfunded liabilities of Chicago funds worsened in 2020.
June 7
