State of Illinois

Ipreo estimates weekly bond volume at $9.2 billion, consisting of $7.5 billion of negotiated deals and $1.7 billion of competitive sales.

The state's capital funding needs are far short of its available funding resources.

Muni analysts doubt that either major-party candidate for governor has the solutions to Illinois' many fiscal problems.

Municipal buyers expect the city of Los Angeles to hit the market running as it plans to competitively sell almost $1.9 billion of notes and bonds.

Municipal buyers will see a $5.3 billion new issue calendar next week, with the biggest deals coming out of Los Angeles.

The three agencies that rate Illinois are watching to see how well assumptions in the budget play out during the fiscal year.

Municipal bond buyers will see a smaller-than-average new issue calendar as issuers remain cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting

After the passage of a $38.5 million budget for fiscal 2019, what’s next for Illinois? Yvette Shields, The Bond Buyer’s Midwest Bureau Chief, drills down to look at some of the problems the state still faces and the prognosis for the post-election atmosphere. Chip Barnett hosts.

Municipal analysts see the holes in the spending plan, but secondary market traders reacted positively.

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner and lawmakers acknowledged much work remains to be done to put the state on sounder fiscal footing.