Midwest

Madison-based University of Wisconsin Health and Illinois-based SwedishAmerican Health System announced plans to merge.

Chicago-based Mesirow Financial elevated David Johnson to head of its public finance group, replacing Steve Hoopes.

The board representing a major Detroit civilian retiree group board has voted in favor of supporting Detroit's proposed plan of adjustment.

The California Public Employees' Retirement System has filed a friend of the court brief in support of appeals to Detroit's eligibility to be in bankruptcy.

The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority plans to sell $450 million of new money revenue bonds on Wednesday for projects in its ongoing $12 billion, 15-year capital program.

A federal judge Wednesday heard arguments from Michigan attorneys defending the state's controversial emergency management law from a lawsuit that calls it unconstitutional and illegal.

It is virtually impossible to predict what would happen if Puerto Rico's financial situation deteriorated to the point where it could no longer repay its debts, experts on distressed municipalities said Thursday.

An issuer's credit health may become more important to the evaluation of special revenue bonds if Detroit impairs its water and sewer debt, Fitch Ratings said in a detailed look at how it may revise criteria after the largest municipal bankruptcy in the U.S.

A proposal for $100 million in state capital funding assistance to help lure the Obama Presidential Library to Chicago is advancing through the Illinois General Assembly.

The Missouri Senate has approved a measure sending to voters a sale tax hike to fund transportation projects.