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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S&P shifted its outlook the Illinois public universities it rates to negative as questions abound over how the state will manage revenue losses.
April 14 -
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says city hopes for additional federal help and won't dip into reserves or push off pension payments to manage through coronavirus-induced economic turmoil.
April 10 -
The court offered a bruising assessment of Nuveen's attempts to choke off Preston Hollow's business, but the investment powerhouse doesn't face any penalties or damages.
April 10 -
Moody’s revised its outlook on Illinois’ Baa3 rating to negative from stable; a university study warns of a worst-case $28 billion multi-year revenue hit.
April 9 -
The city is projecting a $100 million deficit in its current budget once the public health crisis caused by COVID-19 eases, Mayor Mike Duggan said.
April 8 -
The review by Moody's Investors Service comes as the district is working on new money and refinancing deals.
April 8 -
The state's ratings are low investment grade, but the secondary market is pricing its bonds as high-yield.
April 7 -
S&P Global Ratings moved its outlook on Illinois' BBB-minus to negative from stable on "worsening economic conditions," an action that also impacted sales tax, convention center and sport facilities' bonds.
April 6 -
Lori Lightfoot's confident statements about the city's fiscal resilience aren't wholeheartedly shared by the muni buy-side as the coronavirus hurts the economy.
April 3 -
The bond-financed $420 million expansion project moved forward over the objections of board members who questioned the timing amid plummeting tax revenues.
April 3
