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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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 -
The system took two rating hits over its rising debt levels and strained balance sheet metrics as it readies a $354 million borrowing.
September 21 -
S&P issued a bulletin Monday warning that pressure is mounting on Illinois' BBB-minus rating —the lowest investment grade — as federal relief remains stalled.
September 21 -
Details of the pending investigation are sketchy but the legislation improved the value of a then-bankrupt FirstEnergy subsidiary's municipal bonds.
September 17 -
Gov. J.B. Pritzker warns of thousands of layoffs across illinois governments and a $1 billion hit to education funding if the federal government does provide relief.
September 16 -
With its ratings intact as it navigates the pandemic's impact, the large Illinois system is issuing new money and refunding bonds
September 16
