Illinois

Cook County officials will have a $200 million budget hole to fill without the tax.

The securitization bond program is up for council vote this week, with plans to reach the market by late November.

The state will sell $1.5 billion of GOs competitively on Oct. 17.

A soda tax repeal would drill a $200 million hole in the county's budget.

Chicago hopes to get into the market by year's end with the first of up to $3 billion of refunding under new credit.

The proposed combination is the latest in a continuing wave of nonprofit healthcare consolidation in Illinois and nationally.

The new state budget provides funding certainty, but the universities' struggles will linger.

Northwestern was assigned a negative outlook on one of its triple-A ratings.

The firm, which returned this year to public finance, hired five bankers in Texas, Florida, Illinois and New York.

The payoff comes as the district takes out new tax anticipation notes.

Chicago-based Mesirow Financial is bulking up its municipal team with several hires on both coasts.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's new borrowing program will get an airing before City Council members next week.

The state plans a $4.5 billion negotiated sale and $1.5 billion competitive sale.

It warned of deep losses under the latest efforts to repeal Obamacare.

Lawrence Wyllie, former superintendent of the Lincoln-Way Community High School District, faces criminal fraud charges.

The county faces layoffs and service cuts if the effort to repeal a beverage tax succeeds, the board president warns.

The Teachers Retirement System issued a warning after state budget changes lowered this year's contribution to the fund.

State funding for K-12 school districts has been restored after a compromise between lawmakers and the governor.

Gov. Bruce Rauner says he will act to authorize $6 billion of borrowing to knock out overdue bills.

They say a report shows state could shave billions off interest costs if it borrows to pay down the state's unpaid bill backlog.