Midwest

The large Illinois county says it's too early to say how it will close its more than $200 million gap, but it has reserves and is lobbying for federal relief.

After the unprecedented collapse an oil futures contract into negative territory, the leading oil producing states face budget uncertainty.

The Illinois penalty that raises borrowing costs for all issuers in the state may widen as local agencies and governments face likely cuts in state support.

The downgrade brings Fitch into alignment with Moody's and S&P, and the negative outlook leaves Illinois without any rating room above speculative grade.

Their governors are pressing the Trump administration to support more relief that directly addresses revenue blows

The city faces the loss of $348 million of revenue because of the economic shutdown, threatening the balanced budgets it needs to avoid state intervention.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker laid out revised revenue estimates for the fiscal 2020 and proposed 2021 budgets.

Illinois has spent about $170 million on coronavirus-related expenses so far, and Gov. J.B. Pritzker said more information on the budget impact is coming.

The office of Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul informed a Cook County court it will not allow the Edelweiss lawsuit to be dismissed on public disclosure grounds.

The court offered a bruising assessment of Nuveen's attempts to choke off Preston Hollow's business, but the investment powerhouse doesn't face any penalties or damages.