Midwest

The new money piece of the $77 million deal will cover the county's obligations under its lease agreement with the Cleveland's NBA franchise.

Janicik helped build Mayer Brown's regulatory, government relations, public law and municipal finance practices; he's remembered for integrity and generosity.

The Illinois Sports Facilities Authority received a two-notch S&P Global Ratings upgrade to BBB.

An airport official says the third upgrade in a year will mean savings for upcoming refunding and new money bond plans.

Municipal bond issuers in the Midwest recorded a healthy year-over-year volume gain, in contrast to flat nationwide numbers.

The state intends to implement a working group that will develop a long-term solution for Benton Harbor Area Schools.

Moody's upgraded the Lincoln-Way district, saying it has effected a fiscal turnaround after the management woes and investigations that sent it to junk in 2016.

An Illinois circuit court judge will decide whether the case can proceed by the end of August.

Lori Lightfoot's Aug. 29 speech comes one month ahead of the city's annual investors' conference.

Jack D. Davis II will decide by the end of the month whether to let the lawsuit challenging $14.3 billion of state debt proceed.