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 Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority will draw from a state backup pledge and $30 million of state subsidies as it emerges from the pandemic.
June 3 -
Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she will keep fighting to reshape the legislation the state Senate approved this week to transition to a fully elected school board.
June 3 -
The authority will scoop-and-toss some near-term debt to avoid a shortfall that would force Chicago to dig into its own pockets to cover a hotel tax shortfall.
June 2 -
The budget pays off Municipal Liquidity Fund loans, goes easier on local governments, cuts some corporate incentives, and begins drawing down federal relief.
June 1 -
The agency is refunding $104.5 million of Federal Transit Administration section 5307 bonds and $23 million of FTA section 5337 bonds.
May 28 -
Illinois lawmakers head into the final stretch of spring session with negotiations underway on legislation that would alter Chicago Public Schools governance.
May 28 -
The Detroit Charter Review Commission will appeal the Circuit Court decision about proposed changes Mayor Mike Duggan warns threaten the city's fiscal health.
May 27 -
The Detroit Financial Review Commission votes in June on a fourth one-year waiver that allows the city to manage its finances independently.
May 26 -
Michigan officials raised revenue estimates by $2 billion this year and $1.5 billion in fiscal 2022 as the state economy beats early pandemic expectations.
May 25 -
Illinois public universities reap rewards of federal aid and state rating stabilization.
May 24 -
Illinois won't wait for the Treasury Department to consider its request to add COVID-19-related debt repayment as an eligible use of ARP funds.
May 21 -
The state Supreme Court upheld with the original circuit court ruling tossing out the lawsuit, which sought to invalidate more than $14 billion of GO bonds.
May 20 -
Daniel Isacksen Jr. replaces the retiring interim chief financial officer, Cynthia Clemence, for the Livonia, Michigan-based hospital system.
May 19 -
The two systems began negotiations in January to transfer 14 CommonSpirit hospitals in Minnesota and North Dakota to Essentia.
May 19 -
The state's high court justices could resolve legal questions raised in a lawsuit that argues `$14 billion of outstanding GOs are invalid.
May 18 -
The fuel tax increase state lawmakers sent to Gov. Mike Parson promises funding to begin working down the deferred maintenance backlog on highways and bridges.
May 18 -
The Harvey firefighters pension fund argues that the troubled city's share of American Rescue Plan funds should be subject to an intercept of state funds.
May 14 -
State Comptroller Susana Mendoza urges the Treasury Department to change its guidelines to allow the state to pay off MLF loans with ARP funds.
May 13 -
The city and state want to use ARP funds to repay debt issued to manage the pandemic but Treasury's initial guidance would derail those plans.
May 12 -
Mayor Mike Duggan and Michigan's governor, Gretchen Whitmer, have raised alarms over the impact of changes proposed by the Detroit Charter Review Commission.
May 11
