Midwest

Mike Kuhle is publicly supporting the upcoming District 518 bond referendum, but he's quick to point out that he's doing so as an individual and not speaking for the city.

As soon as April, residents of the Central Lee School District may decide on whether to pass a general obligation bond issue of $9.8 million to pay for facility renovations.

Sometime this spring, a gaping hole will appear in the top floor of the PNC Building where a row of windows now looks 300 feet down on Cascade Plaza.

The municipal bond market saw the first of the week’s big new issues price in the primary. Buyers will see about $3.35 billion of new deals hit the screens this week, with most of the volume coming on Wednesday and Thursday.

Chicago’s Sales Tax Securitization Corp. returns to the municipal bond market this week, offering high-yielding, high-rated paper to buyers hungry for supply.

Moody's shifted the outlook on its A3 rating forSpringfield, Illinois, to negative.

Municipal bond buyers and traders expect $2.36 billion of negotiated deals and $986.4 million of competitive sales.

Tax-exempt issuance again dominates the calendar, after a week of mostly taxable deals .

Fiscal year 2018 general fund revenue is projected at $10.3 billion, down $101 million from the previous forecast.

A special-purpose corporation is selling nearly $800 million to refund some of the city's lower-rated GOs.