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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.
February 21 -
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.
February 21 -
Robert Poole, a leading expert in the U.S. public-private partnership transportation sector, joins infrastructure reporter Caitlin Devitt to talk about upcoming deals including toll lanes and bridges in the Southeast and high speed rail in the West as well as states that are advancing P3s and action on the federal front. (37 minutes)
February 20 -
The Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners unanimously approved three ordinances laying the groundwork for up to $37 million new money bonds and a tender.
February 15 -
Nearly half of America's private colleges and universities reported negative operating margins in fiscal year 2023, and the trend was even worse in the Midwest.
February 14 -
As Texas' governor starts busing migrants to Illinois suburbs, social services agency and public safety budgets are likely to see some strain.
February 12 -
Ex-IFS Securities head of fixed income Keith Wakefield committed criminal securities and wire fraud from 2017 to 2019, a federal jury in Illinois found.
February 8 -
The city of Aurora, Illinois, is issuing an upfront loan to developer Penn Entertainment using bonds backed by tax increment financing district revenue.
February 7 -
Illinois' Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability last week released its Special Pension Briefing on state-funded retirement systems in 2023.
February 6 -
Brandon Comer and his firm Comer Capital Group have to pay the sum as part of a final judgment reached in federal court in Illinois.
January 29