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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Minnesota's governor blames efforts to strip emergency powers he used in the fight against COVID-19 for the holdup in passing a $1.8 billion bond authorization.
July 28 -
Hospitals margins could sink to unsustainable negative levels in the last half of the year, according to forecasts.
July 23 -
Federal authorities arrested Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder on charges he took bribes to support legislation that benefited bankrupt FirstEnergy.
July 22 -
The Detroit City Council agreed to put Mayor Mike Duggan's revised $250 milliot bond proposal on the November ballot after nixing his original plan last year.
July 22 -
The legal tussle between the Dallas-based private lender and the Chicago-based investment powerhouse continues with defamation and antitrust claims pending in separate courts.
July 21 -
Fitch downgraded the Ohio-based system to BBB-minus, leaving its rating at the lowest investment grade, matching ProMedica's Moody's rating.
July 21 -
Casino tax legislation is “credit positive” for the city, Moody's said; Fitch downgraded ratings for Chicago water, sewer and school district revenue bonds.
July 20 -
Revised plan addresses concerns the council had when it rejected the initial version in November.
July 17 -
The bond-financed Chicago-area hotel and conference center remains shuttered as a result of the coronavirus health crisis.
July 16 -
S&P moved Michigan's outlook to negative this week. Fitch recently affirmed the state's stable outlook.
July 15
