State of Illinois

“We have starved our state of a fundamental economic investment and job creator,” said Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker will inherit $133.7 billion of unfunded pension liabilities, according to a nonpartisan state commission.

A Fitch Ratings looks at the credit implications of ideas pitched by Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker.

Municipal bonds finished stronger on Friday ahead of the upcoming $9 billion new issue calendar.

Municipal bond investors will get to feast on a big new issue calendar, led by an almost $2 billion airport deal coming out of Chicago.

Amid a volatile equity market landscape, municipal bonds remained strong.

The state's backlog of unpaid bills could skyrocket to $23.7 billion without budget changes, said a new report from Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration.

Municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session as the market prepares for a quiet Thanksgiving holiday week.

Illinois' five state pension funds certified preliminary 2020 contributions may change, depending the results of planned buyout offers.

J.B. Pritzker tapped budget watchdogs and Chicago's fiscal chief for the budget transition committee.