Ratings

State Treasurer Shawn Wooden discusses the state's across-the-board bond rating upgrades, its immediate challenges and initiatives such as "CT Baby Bonds." Paul Burton hosts. (19 minutes)

Fitch revised Illinois' outlook to positive but the rating remains BBB-minus, the lowest investment grade.

The rating agency elevated its outlook to stable on the state’s general obligation bonds and various state-entity revenue bonds.

S&P Global Ratings has fewer universities and colleges with negative outlooks since the beginning of the year.

A Moody's downgrade on San Antonio's convention hotel bonds came with the lowering of the outlook to negative on the city's Aaa issuer rating.

The agency is refunding $104.5 million of Federal Transit Administration section 5307 bonds and $23 million of FTA section 5337 bonds.

The state's momentum with rating agencies continued when Fitch elevated its special tax obligation bonds to AA-minus.

While Jacques Jiha cited improved outlooks to stable from Moody's and S&P, skeptics warned of inadequate use of federal aid and lingering outyear budget gaps.

Illinois public universities reap rewards of federal aid and state rating stabilization.

Three upgrades in two days and four in six weeks mark the state's first bond-rating upgrades in 20 years.

Fitch Ratings, S&P Global Ratings and Kroll Bond Rating Agency all upgraded the Constitution State ahead of a $1 billion taxable and tax-exempt transaction set for Wednesday.

The outlook shift to stable from negative is a badly needed shot in the arm from the capital markets as the city prepares to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The state's revised contract with Foxconn on tax subsidies reflects the dramatic downsizing of the original project unveiled in 2017.

Northwest Community became the second independent hospital to affiliate with the Evanston, Ill.-based NorthShore Health system over the past year.

Buoyed by a ratings upgrade from Moody's, the state still faces challenges including high debt and legacy costs.

S&P raised CPS' junk rating by one notch, saying federal funds will boost an "already positive financial trajectory."

Moody's elevated the state's GOs to Aa3 from A1, citing a commitment to boosting rainy-day balances and sound governance during the pandemic.

Fitch said the downgrade reflects “persistent pressures on the travel and tourism sector" because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Moody’s followed S&P in lifting Illinois’ outlook to stable, where it stood before the COVID-19 pandemic, but a lot more needs to happen for an upgrade.

Moody's is the second rating agency this month to bring its outlook on Illinois to stable, though all ratings remain at the lowest investment grade.