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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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 -
Illinois paper is trading at tighter spreads than it did amid the original coronavirus surge, though they remain much higher than in February.
July 14 -
Moody's Investors Service and S&P moved their outlook the Detroit-based university's ratings to negative as the Michigan state school prepares to sell bonds.
July 13 -
Northwest suburban Chicago-based Northwest Community Healthcare is joining the NorthShore University which operates five hospitals in the northern sububs and Chicago.
July 9 -
Rolette County affirmed its commitment to make a July jail lease payment as Moody's reviews the impact of the temporary jail closure on the county's books.
July 8 -
Chicago is eyeing its second GO refinancing of the year, with savings expected to help chip away at the 2020 coronavirus-driven budget hole.
July 7 -
The Bi-State Development Agency, which manages St. Louis public transit, took a two-notch downgrade from S&P Global Ratings over the pandemic's impacts.
July 2 -
Preston Hollow says another court ruling proves some of its defamation claims. Nuveen counters that accusations fail to rise to defamation because many are opinion or true.
July 1 -
The deficits for the next two fiscal years remain unaddressed.
June 30 -
Chicago’s net pension liabilities rose to $31.8 billion in 2019 from $30.1 billion.
June 30 -
A steadier market gave Wisconsin the opportunity to move last week on a long-stalled refunding that notably offered a forward delivery piece.
June 29 -
Already stung by a 2020 revenue hit of nearly $300 million this year, Cook County sees more budget pain related to the pandemic ahead
June 26 -
Federal relief and the resumption of elective surgeries helped bolster hospital margins in May, according to a Kaufman Hall report.
June 25 -
The state's flagship university returns to the market after S&P Global Ratings improved its rating outlook and Moody's Investors Service lowered it.
June 24 -
An appellate court will weigh whether a financing agreement on the Platte County IDB bonds attached more than just a moral obligation pledge.
June 23 -
A bankruptcy judge will be asked to sign off on the sale of BHF's Shoreline portfolio in Chicago and will hold an initial Chapter 11 hearing on another portfolio.
June 19
