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 University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority hits the market Wednesday with a $263 million sale that will nearly double its modest debt levels to help finance a five-year $670 million capital program that includes a new off-campus facility.
February 26 -
The Illinois Finance Authority board advanced a handful of small direct or private placements for an array of not-for-profits.
February 26 -
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office argued in state court that state constitutional protections against impairing retiree pensions don't extend to healthcare benefits.
February 26 - Kentucky
Peabody Energy Corp., which led efforts to develop the mostly bond-financed, joint power agency-owned Prairie State Energy Campus, has received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission on the coal-fired plant's development.
February 26 - Illinois
Illinois entered the New Year with a backlog of $9 billion in unpaid bills and the strain shows no sign of ebbing, according to reports published Monday.
February 25 -
Chicago received 16 responses in its first market outreach to identify prospective bidders in a possible deal to privatize Midway International Airport, according to the city's chief financial officer Lois Scott.
February 25 -
Mayo Clinic will return to the taxable market for the second time in six months as low rates coupled with freedom from tax-exempt compliance issues are proving too good of an incentive to resist.
February 22 - Wisconsin
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker proposed a $68 billion two-year operating budget that cuts income taxes, bolsters transportation funding, and replenishes the state's exhausted authorization to refund general obligation debt.
February 21 - Illinois
A new Illinois pension reform proposal calls for making permanent Illinois' temporary income tax hike and directing those revenues along with higher employee contributions to stabilize the pension system.
February 20 - Illinois
The public agency that owns the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago unveiled plans with city and state officials Tuesday to build a new, 1200-room $400 million hotel to serve the convention center complex.
February 19 -
Fitch Ratings has revised its outlook to negative from stable on the A-minus rating held by Bethesda Health Group due to the balance sheet strains from low occupancy levels and flat revenue growth which heightens concerns over its aggressive debt profile.
February 19 - Missouri
Fitch Ratings has revised its outlook on Kansas City, Missouri's general obligation, lease, and special obligations ratings to stable from negative in recognition of its advances in pension funding and decision to scale back on an ambitious capital plan.
February 19 - Illinois
Local governments in Illinois would face tougher disclosure requirements on their debt and retiree costs under proposals announced by House Republicans designed to improve public access to the information.
February 19 -
The former comptroller of a small Illinois city faces nearly 20 years in prison under the sentence handed down by a federal judge following her conviction for stealing more than $53 million from city coffers over two decades.
February 15 - Wisconsin
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Friday his next two-year budget will provide an $824 million boost in transportation infrastructure funding.
February 15 -
Municipal buyers gave their blessing to bankrupt AMR Corp. and US Airways Group Inc.'s $11 billion marriage by ascribing near to full value to American's unsecured tax-exempt debt traded Thursday.
February 14 -
Chicago's plans to enter the market later this year with up to $900 million of O'Hare International Airport revenue debt to raise about $300 million for the airport's capital improvement program and ongoing $8 billion runway expansion program.
February 13 -
Chicago has struck a tentative collective bargaining agreement with one of its smaller unions that includes pension benefit and retiree healthcare reforms that Mayor Rahm Emanuel characterized Tuesday as a possible roadmap to help solve the city's pension crisis.
February 12 - Missouri
A bipartisan group of lawmakers announced legislation last week that would raise the state sales tax by one cent with the aim of raising $8 billion over the next decade for transportation projects.
February 12 - Illinois
Illinois will provide $250 million in low-interest loans to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago as part of its expanded $1 billion state revolving fund, Gov. Pat Quinn announced Monday.
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