Illinois

The District 80 Board of Education Monday approved issuing $5.5 million in bonds to fund a new gym and safety upgrades at district buildings.

The city will soon have twice the sales tax revenue to make stormwater sewer upgrades, but officials are looking at issuing bonds to further expedite the projects.

Chicago Public Schools is seeking authorization to bolster its GO authority to $500 million.

Illinois faces swap terminations and higher floating-rate costs if its ratings sink much further.

Chicago Public Schools will borrow against delayed state grants to finish the school year.

Tax hikes, cuts, and reforms are needed to tackle Illinois' fiscal crisis, a business group suggested.

Bonds for Northern Illinois University student housing were sent to junk over occupancy struggles.

Illinois Senate votes on a budget package left the fate of a 'grand bargain' unclear.

State pension changes cleared an Illinois House committee Tuesday but their fate is uncertain.

Illinois and its local governments will all suffer if the state is downgraded again, Nuveen warns.

Aurora, Ill., is getting ready to pass a $16.5 million bond issue to pay for capital projects during the next four years.

The Illinois Senate President warned that disaster looms if historic gridlock doesn't end soon.

Delays in state grants add to the strains faced by the junk-rated Chicago Public Schools.

Illinois gets tongue lashing from research group over impasse as senate efforts at compromise build.

Illinois lacks a path to restructure state debt but Puerto Rico's filing heightened chatter.

The sale of Illinois' Chicago headquarters is the latest issue caught in political gridlock.

Cook County is losing Ivan Samstein to the University of Chicago.

Mayor says Chicago Public Schools will remain open despite court defeat.

Illinois delays in grant payments to districts like CPS adds to its liquidity woes.

The Chicago Business Barometer rose to 58.3 in April from 57.7 in March.