Midwest

A merger of Beaumont Health and Spectrum Health would form the largest system in Michigan with 22 hospitals and $12 billion of revenue.

Dan Hynes, who was a deputy governor in J.B. Pritzker's administration, will work in public finance and corporate investment banking at Jefferies.

The city's high leverage drew a two-notch Moody's downgrade ahead of a pension obligation bond deal to pay the unfunded liabilities of its public safety plans.

Nathan Coco and Megan Preusker joined the firm this month, deepening the expertise offered by the firm's bankruptcy and restructuring practice.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants to use $1.3 billion of the city's $1.9 billion in coronavirus relief aid to make up for lost revenues.

The school will sell $600 million of bonds that a third party verifier said meet green standards.

Detroit revised its revenue estimates upward this week as more revenue flows from the reopening of casinos and new internet gambling options.

Illinois trimmed yield penalties in its latest sales tax-backed sale with spreads of 40 and 45 basis points on its 10-year compared to 89 bp three years ago.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot chose San Antonio schools superintendent and former CPS CFO Pedro Martinez to lead the district ahead of a major governance shift.

While falling to the lowest amount of inflows since June 2, the total for the year according to ICI at $72 billion, is still on pace to come close to or break the record, $93.2 billion, hit in 2019.