Ratings

Moody's shifted its outlook on six Illinois public universities to stable while upgrading two credits.

Illinois bonds are gaining ground in the secondary, supported by scant supply and recent fiscal developments viewed positively by investors and analysts.

Moody's Investors Service lowered the Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority’s ratings to A2 from A1 in response to state legislation.

Moody's put the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority's A3 rating on review for a downgrade in the wake of the Puerto Rico ruling.

Moody's Investors Service downgraded tax-exempt bonds issued for a Syracuse, New York, shopping mall expansion to the last rung above junk.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker's about-face on re-amortizing to reduce next year's pension contribution is one less negative rating factor, agency analysts said.

Fitch Ratings cut the Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority’s bonds to A-minus from A after lawmakers passed a bill to cut tolls and dissolve the authority.

Major League Soccer's Chicago franchise may move back to Chicago from Bridgeview, and what happens to the village's rating depends on lease negotiations.

The state's municipalities generally enjoy high bond ratings. Whether they can sustain them in bad times is still up for question.

A graduated income tax could lay the groundwork for Illinois to rebuild its credit quality — but only if done right, according to the rating agency.