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 troubled south Chicago suburb hired Meristem Advisors to assist with the restructuring it agreed to in a consent decree with holders of defaulted bonds.
October 15 -
Detroit is selling $80 million of its speculative grade-rated GO paper with more on tap should voters sign off on $250 million of blight borrowing.
October 14 -
The Kansas City Industrial Development Authority will price more than $600 million of bonds as the replacement of Kansas City International terminals advances.
October 13 -
The lawsuit seeks up to $2 billion from JPMorgan, Stifel and Wells Fargo, saying they abetted the crisis in their role selling debt for the Karegnondi water pipeline.
October 8 -
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UMB will ask the state Supreme Court to consider its argument that Platte County is legally obligated to repay defaulted bonds issued for a shopping center.
October 7 -
Michigan is selling $884 million of tobacco bonds that will refund prior issues.
October 6 -
St. Louis heads into the market next week for a piece of its expansion financing while Indianapolis' project could receive final approval this week
October 6 -
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a $63B fiscal 2021 budget into law last week that Moody's views as a credit positive for local governments.
October 5 -
The proposed combination of the major not-for-profit healthcare players in Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin encountered opposition in Michigan.
October 2 -
Moody's followed S&P in issuing a shot across the bow on coronavirus-driven threats to Illinois' ratings that are one cut away from junk.
October 2 -
Belsky's municipal experience ranges from top roles at a rating agency and investment bank to the halls of academia and city leadership
October 1 -
New revenue from a graduated tax without an accompanying long-term plan to tackle the state's fiscal woes won't solve them, the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago warns.
September 30 -
The nation's largest not-for-profit healthcare system by acute care revenues is evaluating a fourth quarter sale.
September 30 -
“What purpose do reserves serve if we don't utilize them in times when you have a problem?” one alderman asked.
September 29 -
Chicago's $1.2 billion airport refunding will smooth out fiscal operations through next year amid a massive decline in airline travel.
September 28 -
S&P said the downgrade is the result of what is likely a one-off analytic error in 2005; the bonds in question are held by Fannie Mae and have never traded.
September 25 -
Michigan avoided deep cuts for fiscal 2021 but is still lobbying for federal relief to make up for coronavirus-driven tax losses as a fiscal 2022 gap looms.
September 25 -
The New York-based minority-owned firm now has a Chicago office led by veteran bond attorney Chuck Katz.
September 23 -
Chicago's chief financial officer said the city must consider all options given the magnitude of the pandemic in the absence of federal relief for lost revenue.
September 22
