Illinois

The Illinois county plans a $175 million new money offering later this summer.

The ruling may trigger the renegotiation of almost all public sector contracts, though severability clauses prevent immediate wage and benefit reductions.

The water and wastewater deals will finance upgrades of the two systems.

The decision could ultimately free up more spending flexibility for state and local governments by weakening organized labor in the sector of the economy where the rate of unionization is the highest.

The state's capital funding needs are far short of its available funding resources.

A general obligation refunding is definitely in the cards for Chicago Public Schools, and a new money deal may come as well.

Muni analysts doubt that either major-party candidate for governor has the solutions to Illinois' many fiscal problems.

Referendums on making Madison County a "sanctuary county" for gun owners and an advisory referendum on holding advisory referendums for bond sales are headed to the November ballot.

Andrew Kim is a veteran Goldman Sachs energy investment banker.

The department's chief procurement officer, Jamie Rhee, will replace Ginger Evans.