Midwest

Sorth, who joins as a managing director, will provide municipal bond underwriting and advisory services to clients in Missouri and the Midwest.

The new system would hold a commanding presence in Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin with $17 billion of revenues and 100,000 employees.

The $779 million refunding will capture present value savings while pushing off some debt repayments for budget relief that Fitch called "reasonable."

S&P moved its outlook on St. Louis' rating to negative due to the budgetary pressures posed by the pandemic

Flynn joined the Cleveland-based firm’s Indianapolis office as a managing director.

S&P cut its outlook on Berwyn, Illinois, GO and securitization bonds to negative over risks posed by the pandemic-induced economic shutdown and recession.

Flagship schools in Michigan, Ohio and Iowa made multiple coronavirus-related disclosures in their offering documents.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot and her finance team warn that this year's budget gap is getting bigger, and that painful choices are coming without federal financial aid.

Monday's first phase of emergence from COVID-19 lockdowns will put the city and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in a national spotlight.

Public pension plans already received their 2020 funding by the time that the initial economic shock wave of the pandemic occurred.