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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If voters grant $500 million in new bond authority, the agency can hold down rate increases to fund mandatory projects.
February 11 -
The Michigan-based nonprofit hospital chain expects a restructuring charge from the Mercy Hospital bankruptcy but no impact to its municipal bond debt.
February 11 -
J.B. Pritzker laid out a few details of his upcoming budget proposal, saying he won't seek a tax hike and will hold spending steady.
February 9 -
More than 30 finance chiefs of major U.S. cities sent a letter to the Biden Administration making their case for direct aid and new borrowing tools
February 9 -
The state plans a series of municipal bond sales with tailwinds from upbeat fiscal news, including its first surplus on a GAAP basis.
February 9 -
The Motor City's spread penalties were reduced by more than half compared to its previous sale in October in a deal that was oversubscribed by 20 times.
February 5 -
Steven Kantor and Kayla MacEwen join a team that has mostly come from Hilltop, expanding Texas-based Masterson Advisors' reach deep into the Northeast.
February 4 -
Joliet will finance new infrastructure with a mix of revenue borrowing and state and federal loans in an agreement that will bring Chicago $30 million annually.
February 3 -
The Westin Lombard Yorktown Center in Chicago's suburbs reopened over the summer, but isn't drawing enough business to cover a Jan. 1 debt service payment.
February 2 -
Fitch says Biden administration comments that it expects to maintain higher levels of Medicaid matching dollars through 2021 will help states.
February 2 -
The junk-rated district that is managing the COVID-19 pandemic's fiscal impact with the help of federal relief trimmed spread penalties as investors were drawn to the extra yield offered for the junk paper.
January 29 -
State tax collections are faring better than predicted early in the COVID-19 pandemic but uncertainties abound, says a University of Illinois task force fiscal report.
January 27 -
Gov. Tim Walz's proposed tax hikes to eliminate a budget gap and produce new revenue for his economic initiatives drew GOP backlash.
January 27 -
The Illinois legislature passed a pension benefit enhancement for a group of Chicago firefighters. If Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs it, local taxpayers will pay up.
January 26 -
Federal COVID-19 relief aid cushions the district's balance sheet but labor, state budget, and pension woes remain.
January 25 -
ISFA board member Leslie Darling will take over the role of board chair.
January 25 -
S&P Global Ratings raised Detroit's outlook to stable from negative on a BB-minus rating; Moody's affirmed the city at Ba3 with a positive outlook.
January 22 -
A federal judge agreed with the SEC that the Chicago suburb must prove the status of reforms agreed to in settling allegations the city misused bond proceeds.
January 21 -
State tax revenues remain down compared to pre-coronavirus figures but estimates in a new forecast are higher than its previous official forecast in August.
January 19 -
Steven Kantor, a regional managing director based in New York, was among those cut, sources said.
January 19
