Illinois

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.

The Midwest Economy Index improved to 0.60 in March from 0.28 in February, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago said Friday.

Illinois public university presidents sounded alarms about the historic state budget impasse.

The Illinois Tollway's board of directors will consider adding $1.3 billion to its bond issuance plans.

The rating pains of Illinois' public universities took a turn for the worse.

S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term rating and underlying rating (SPUR) three notches to 'B' from 'BB' on Northeastern Illinois University Board of Trustees' outstanding university facilities system (UFS) and certificates of participation (COPS) bonds, issued for Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU).

S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term rating and underlying rating (SPUR) three notches to 'BB' from 'BBB' on Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees' housing and auxiliary facilities system (HAFS) revenue bonds and certificates of participation (COPs), issued for Southern Illinois University (SIU), and placed the ratings on CreditWatch with negative implications.