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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.

Belsky's municipal experience ranges from top roles at a rating agency and investment bank to the halls of academia and city leadership

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.

The nation's largest not-for-profit healthcare system by acute care revenues is evaluating a fourth quarter sale.

“What purpose do reserves serve if we don't utilize them in times when you have a problem?” one alderman asked.

Chicago's $1.2 billion airport refunding will smooth out fiscal operations through next year amid a massive decline in airline travel.

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.

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.

The New York-based minority-owned firm now has a Chicago office led by veteran bond attorney Chuck Katz.

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.

The system took two rating hits over its rising debt levels and strained balance sheet metrics as it readies a $354 million borrowing.

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.

Details of the pending investigation are sketchy but the legislation improved the value of a then-bankrupt FirstEnergy subsidiary's municipal bonds.

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.

With its ratings intact as it navigates the pandemic's impact, the large Illinois system is issuing new money and refunding bonds

Potential fiscal fallout from the police killing of George Floyd and the pandemic's economic strains brought a negative outlook to the city's AAA S&P rating.

The city's full-court press on investors includes a webinar to replace pre-COVID-19 investor luncheons and one-on-one calls ahead of the $1.24 billion deal.

Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Palos Health are the latest Midwest systems exploring a merger.

The county has so far prevailed in legal arguments that it is not responsible for making up revenue shortfalls on shopping center bonds.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced several modest replacement programs Thursday with an eye toward expansion in the coming years.