Midwest

Stonepeak Partners will pay $2.5 billion to buy the remainder of the lease of Chicago's parking meters. The 2008 lease runs through 2084.

Amendment 5 would eliminate the state income tax, but critics are worried about the lost revenue.

The governors of two top Midwest destinations for data centers froze tax breaks for the projects as grassroots opposition groups begin building coalitions.

Illinois released its 2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report last week, completing the report nearly eight months earlier than its 2024 ACFR.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday signed the state's $3.7 billion FY2027-28 capital budget, lauding the budget's breadth and impact on ordinary Ohioans.

Kansas City, Missouri, is weighing $235 million in special obligation bonds to help fund the $1.4 billion expansion of the KC Current's two-year-old stadium.

After the latest cyberattack struck a K-12 school system, rating agencies and muni market participants warned of an evolving risk to school district issuers.

Transit authorities around the country are bracing for upticks in ridership and revenue thanks to the World Cup as negotiations over surface transportation authorization linger in the background.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker proposed changes to address his state's underfunded pensions in his budget proposal. Two made it through the legislature.

Ohio Dominican University became the latest Midwest private religious college to run into financial trouble after it missed a bond payment.