Board of Education of the City of Chicago

The Chicago Board of Education more than doubled the size of its general obligation deal to take advantage of demand.

The district is promoting structural protections and fiscal gains as it prepares to go to market with a $260 million refunding.

With tax season in the rear view mirror, supply is set to rise to $7.8 billion as demand rebounds.

Next week's $7.8 billion new issue slate features airport and water deals coming from New York and Texas issuers.

S&P Global Ratings still has the district well inside junk-bond territory at a B rating.

Chicago Public Schools officials say the deal won't include any scoop-and-toss restructuring for budget relief.

With a new funding formula and budget in place, Illinois' latest review of school finances has fewer dire warnings then last year's.

The unfunded pension burden for Chicago, Cook County, and other local funds hit $50 billion in fiscal 2016.

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner's budget proposal would push some state costs onto schools and universities

Release of the spending plan marks the first salvo in the fiscal 2019 budget season.

The promotion for Heather Wendell was among a series of key appointments made by acting chief executive Janice Jackson.

The par value of muni underwriting fell for the top five firms as volume receded from the 2016 record.

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 municipal bond market focused on the burgeoning new issue calendar as participants waited for a U.S. Senate vote on tax reform, which may come before the end of this week.

The municipal bond market this week will keep an eye on the building new issue calendar as traders wait for the U.S. Senate to vote on a tax reform proposal which could come as early as Thursday.

The rush to market is set to begin as the municipal bond market will see a hefty new issue slate for the upcoming week at a time of year when it is usually rather sleepy.

The municipal bond market is looking ahead to the Thanksgiving week’s $4.2 billion new issue calendar, which is headlined by the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s $2 billion green bond offering.

After a busy week filled with many new deals, the municipal bond market is looking ahead to the Thanksgiving week’s calendar, which is headlined by the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s $2 billion green bond offering.

The junk-rated school district pared down spreads after bolstering its balance sheet.

The Chicago Board of Education lowered borrowing costs as it returned to the market on Thursday, selling $1.03 billion of general obligation bonds.