Midwest

Revenue projections are higher but the good news comes with a warning that the state must proceed cautiously when spending one-time infusions of cash.

The junk-rated Chicago Public Schools sold $872 million of new-money and refunding bonds into a rockier market for high-yield paper Thursday.

COVID-19 hit the Lombard, Illinois, Westin hotel and conference center hard, knocking repayment of bonds restructured in a 2018 bankruptcy off track.

The financing will help pay for upgrades that will keep the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field through 2036.

Chicago Public Schools returns to the market after resolving a union dispute that shuttered schools amid the spreading omicron COVID-19 variant.

The number of hospital mergers and acquisitions dropped last year and the pandemic and federal government's actions may influence the 2022 picture

The state expects to cut interest costs through the early repayment on the loan taken out through the Federal Reserve's emergency lending program to help pay down healthcare bills.

Several pension-related matters that impact Chicago, Cook County and suburban and downstate public safety pension funds face an uncertain fate.

Despite its snowy reputation, the region sees itself as a climate refuge due to cooler temperatures, reliable infrastructure and Lake Erie freshwater.

Fitch raised the CBOE’s issuer default rating and outstanding unlimited tax GOs to BB-plus from BB and outstanding dedicated capital improvement tax bonds to A from A-minus.