Midwest

Fitch joined Kroll and Moody's in moving Chicago's outlook to stable from negative as City Council prepares to vote on a budget and $4.4 billion in borrowing.

S&P lifted its outlook to stable on Minneapolis' AAA rating and Fitch went positive on its AA-plus rating.

The full Chicago City Council will cast a final vote on a $4.4 billion bonding authorization and 2022 budget in the coming days.

The Minneapolis native led the former independent financial advisory firm Evensen Dodge Inc. for more than three decades overseeing its expansion from a Minnesota-centric firm to a national one with offices on both coasts.

Profits were up in New York City's securities industry, according to the state comptroller's annual report, even as job losses accelerated.

S&P Global Ratings affirmed the city's BBB-minus rating after debt restructurings triggered a CreditWatch placement.

Wisconsin reported healthier-than-expected fiscal 2021 results that should benefit a new money deal planned for next month.

The $1.27 billion Ohio River Crossing toll bridge between Kentucky and Evansville, Indiana, will bring new jobs and boost the region's economy, officials say.

Illinois passage of clean energy legislation cleared the deck for AMP Ohio's stalled refunding of Prairie State bonds, but mandates that would force the plant's eventual closure loom large.

Several Midwest-based not-for-profit health systems are set to borrow for new or acquired facilities and to refund debt with green bonds and taxables in the mix.