Midwest

The market awaits Gov. J.B. Pritzker's fiscal 2021 budget proposal next month before turning to November's progressive income tax vote.

Hughey Newsome resigned as Flint's chief financial officer saying he was treated poorly by members of the city council.

The city, only recently released from state oversight, is facing more fiscal challenges.

The impoverished Chicago suburb is working on a settlement to provide bondholders with some revenue while allowing the city to operate.

The state will use $300 million of surplus funds to pay for capital projects at university campuses.

A new hospital and network of community health centers are part of the $1.1 billion capital proposal from the four fiscally strained South Side hospitals.

The deal comes as the state's transportation plans will shift to rely more on cash than on commission borrowing going forward.

Miroslava Mejia Krug is a veteran of top fiscal posts at two Chicago-area private higher education institutions.

The Palmyra-Eagle district can't dissolve, and must find a way to close a looming budget gap as its reserves and enrollment dwindle.

Gov. Tim Walz's plan relies on $2 billion of new general obligation borrowing.