Illinois

Dominick Mondi will remain president of the firm's capital markets division.

The median net pension liability in the nation’s 15 largest cities jumped 16% on a per capita basis in fiscal 2017, S&P Global Ratings said Wednesday.

The University of Chicago is refinancing some debt with future plans for new money

Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday said he will not seek re-election next year.

The Midwest's public and private universities are straining to deal with enrollment losses.

Bond lawyers will recognize the late Jim Lebenthal and Lewis Horne with awards next month, as well as Virginia "Gigi" Benjamin.

Other bills signed by Gov. Bruce Rauner include one to support a PACE clean energy financing program.

Wilshire Consulting said the aggregate funded ratio for U.S. state pension plans remained unchanged between and first and second quarters of 2018 at 70.8%, up 0.7 percentage points from the previous 12 months.

The Rahm Emanuel administration told aldermen that a POB could save $6 billion and ease future tax and fee hikes.

Citi's assessment is conditioned on pension obligation bonds being part of a package to tackle the city's pension liabilities.

Illinois offered top yields to draw strong demand for its $966 million general obligation refunding.

Volume was off in eight of the region's 11 states in the wake of tax reform and the end of advance refundings.

One of Baird's new bankers expands its presence in the Chicago region.

The document details a $1.2 billion structural imbalance in the state budget labeled as “balanced” by Democrats and Republicans alike,

Chicago is accepting request for qualification submissions to supplement the members of its existing pools.

The Salvation Army Central Territory bonds carry double-A ratings.

The city will sell them this year if Rahm Emanuel's administration decides to move forward.

The state's $920 million GO sale is its first since it adopted a new budget and Moody's raised its rating outlook.

The Hutchinson Shockey name will continue after its acquisition by Ohio-based Huntington Bancshares.

Short term gains would be overshadowed by long-term risks, according to Municipal Market Analytics.