Midwest

The rush to beat tax legislation at the Illinois Finance Authority makes for its busiest December ever.

The deal includes $524 million to refund outstanding debt.

An Ascension and Providence St. Joseph merger would surpass for-profit HCA Healthcare.

Chief Executive Officer Forrest Claypool will step down at the after being accused of lying and engaging in a cover-up of an ethics probe of a top aide.

The bankruptcy court rejected arguments that a suburban Chicago project doesn't qualify for Chapter 11.

The municipal bond market will see a second week of chunky new issuance, with almost $20 billion of new deals lining up for sale.

Bills look to tackle local governments' $18.8 billion pension and retirement health care unfunded liability,

The municipal bond market was one again looking at an above-average calendar for next week, with negotiated supply alone coming in at over $17 billion.

Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health will combine operations under a new name and new Chicago headquarters.

The $575 million deal proved an easy sell to a market hungry for any municipal paper.