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The Inflation Reduction Act, affordable housing and clean energy were among the topics discussed at Baker Tilly's DevelUP conference in Chicago this week.

The two attorneys who joined Chapman were part of the team who worked on CommonSpirit's massive financing in 2019.

With cyberattacks on the rise, issuers have had to keep fortifying their defenses against criminals targeting the public sector. 

Since war broke out on Oct. 7 between Israel and Hamas, over $1.64 billion of Israel bonds have been sold to more than 35 U.S. states, counties, cities and municipalities.

This is the second wastewater deal since the city received an upgrade in April 2023.

The University of Chicago's Harris School Policy Innovation Challenge is a "Shark Tank"-style competition in which eight teams took on Chicago's pension problem.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's real estate transfer tax change ballot measure – also known as the mansion tax or Bring Chicago Home – was headed for defeat.

The payout represents the maximum percentage a whistleblower can receive under the False Claims Act in Illinois.

On Friday, the Chicago City Council's Finance Committee will discuss $1.25 billion of general obligation and Sales Tax Securitization Corporation bonds.

This spring brings a bevy of school referendums in the Midwest. With inflation and property tax fatigue, voters may be increasingly reluctant to say yes.

Chicago will issue $80.865 million of Series 2024A and 2024B senior lien airport revenue refunding bonds for Midway, with a pricing date to be determined.

The National Football League's Chicago Bears are pursuing plans to build a publicly owned domed stadium in Chicago, boosted by $2 billion of private funds. 

Raymond James' 10 hires include six senior bankers and an entire Citi public finance team focused on California.

It's been two years since Dolton, Illinois, filed audited annual financials, and hints of fiscal stress include a threat to repossess police cruisers.

Some public colleges in the Midwest are facing budgetary squeezes paired with programming directives from state legislators, a departure from trends elsewhere.

Anong other things, Comptroller Susana Mendoza says the portal serves as a receipt for spending that should be reimbursed by the federal government.

Based in New York City, Ted Hynes has almost 40 years of experience in the fixed-income markets, the last 15 at Raymond James.

S&P cited budget pressures that have not been counterbalanced by new revenue growth when lowered the outlook on the city's BBB-plus rated GO bonds.

Children were the organizing principle of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's sixth State of the State and budget address Wednesday, which called for a balanced budget.

Larger deals, fewer issues: those were the overarching municipal bond sale trends, along with a surge in tax-exempt deals, across the Midwest in 2023.