Midwest

Moody's Investors Service bumped Chicago's outlook to positive from stable, while affirming the city's Baa3 issuer and general obligation bond ratings.

A federal judge rejected every one of Missouri's arguments for why SIFMA's lawsuit should be dismissed.

The Illinois Supreme Court upheld pension reform legislation championed by Gov. JB Pritzker that was challenged in court by first responder pension funds.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has put out a request for competitive sealed proposals from financial advisory firms as it gears up for capital projects.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine rolled out the Welcome Home Ohio program, a product of the Ohio legislature's biennium budget bill, House Bill 33.

The top five bond financings have an average dollar volume of more than $917 million.

The Investment Company Institute Wednesday reported large inflows into municipal bond mutual funds, with investors adding $2.066 billion to funds, while exchange-traded funds saw $1.082 billion of outflows for the week ending Jan. 10.

Lake Erie College entered into a forbearance agreement with bondholders after the school didn't meet certain covenants it agreed to as part of a debt sale. 

The University of Chicago Harris School's Center for Municipal Finance is joining forces with Investortools to help advance municipal finance knowledge.

The state of Wisconsin is embarking on a flurry of debt-related activity as the year begins, with a cash defeasance and three refunding deals on the table.