Midwest

Riverside is the latest Illinois municipality to be downgraded because of underfunded pensions.

S&P Global Ratings downgraded Oak Lawn to BBB.

Gov. Pete Ricketts, who won re-election last Tuesday, has said that expansion costs will be covered by existing revenue.

Kane County's share of Regional Transportation Authority sales taxes backs up its pledge of toll revenue for the Longmeadow Parkway bridge.

The Danville School District once again is asking for the public's approval to take out a general obligation bond — this time for $8.9 million — to be used for school remodeling, improvements and updates.

Illinois' five state pension funds certified preliminary 2020 contributions may change, depending the results of planned buyout offers.

Benton Harbor Area Schools' fiscal emergency has ended.

Almost $7.5 billion of municipal bonds head into the marketplace in this holiday-shortened week.

After years of struggling, Columbus-based Ohio Dominican University is showing signs of turning around enrollment declines.

J.B. Pritzker coasted to victory without offering much detail about how he plans to solve the state's fiscal problems.