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The agency's deputy finance chief was promoted after CFO Michael Colsch's retirement.
March 9 -
Harvey, Illinois, is trying to reach settlements on legal claims being pursued by bondholders and on overdue Chicago water payments.
March 4 -
More than $1 billion of taxable and tax-exempt issuance is planned.
March 3 -
The rating agency will await the legislature's passage of a final budget before casting a credit judgment.
March 2 -
The Illinois attorney general's office is also believed to be looking into the foundation, which issued $170 million of tax-exempt bonds that have defaulted.
February 26 -
Taxable refundings caught on in the Midwest as they did elsewhere in the nation, helping the region post a 19% volume gain.
February 25 -
Bankruptcy hearings are underway for Lindan Properties, one of five troubled bond-financed Better Housing Foundation affordable housing portfolios in the area.
February 24 -
A new study finds the impact of pension debt may not be as big as commonly believed.
February 24 -
November's progressive income tax referendum looms large over Gov. J.B. Pritzker's proposed fiscal 2021 budget and the state's long-term fiscal prospects.
February 21 -
Gov. J.B. Pritzker unveiled a $42 billion general fund budget for fiscal 2020.
February 20 -
The Illinois attorney general fires back in petitioner's effort to resurrect lawsuit that seeks to void $14.3 billion of state bonds.
February 19 -
Gov. J.B. Pritzker will unveil a proposed fiscal 2021 budget Wednesday.
February 14 -
Illinois freed up $500 million in capital funding for a University of Illinois research center that will anchor the development.
February 12 -
State Comptroller Susana Mendoza released interim numbers because the state's comprehensive annual financial report for fiscal 2019 is unfinished.
February 11 -
The state conduit that issued $170 million of defaulted Better Housing Foundation bonds is weighing in as S&P prepares housing bond criteria changes.
February 10 -
The state's lookback at gambling revenues since 2012 comes as a large-scale expansion looms.
February 7 -
The public agency that owns and operates Chicago's convention center took the "acting" off Larita Clark's CEO title this week.
January 31 -
Two veteran Chicago-based public finance attorneys — Lance Tyson and Glenn Weinstein — are joining Miller Canfield's team.
January 30 -
The market awaits Gov. J.B. Pritzker's fiscal 2021 budget proposal next month before turning to November's progressive income tax vote.
January 29 -
The impoverished Chicago suburb is working on a settlement to provide bondholders with some revenue while allowing the city to operate.
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