Public finance

Chicago expects to add more than $9 billion in O'Hare debt in the coming years to upgrade the airport's terminals.

The three previous PAFRs won financial reporting awards from the Government Finance Officers Association.

Municipal bonds continued to show strength along with Treasuries as equity prices continued their downward spiral.

Mike Barlow and Cornelia Levy-Bencheton, authors of Smart Cities, Smart Future, discuss the impact of this global movement of technology and innovation for municipalities, on infrastructure and P3s and for municipal green bonds. Chip Barnett hosts.

Puerto Rico credit unions say that the disclosure fails to provide concrete numbers on how bonds will be restructured.

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.

Treasurer Denise Nappier said a lottery revenue infusion and asset transfers could pump $3 billion into the Teachers' Retirement Fund.

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

Chicago officials say the city will complete its $3 billion securitization program with a $600 million deal as soon as January.

Opportunities and risks face the municipal market as baby boomers retire while millennials begin to buy houses and settle down.

Underwriters and issuers alike have complained about the nature of disclosures under current guidance to the MSRB's rule G-17.

The budget and a five-year plan hint at what County Board President Toni Preckwinkle would do if she is elected Chicago mayor.

The muni market is lined up for just two deals $100 million or larger before the holiday.

County Executive George Latimer’s first budget aims to restore fiscal health after years of operating deficits.

Amazon's decision spurred debate about public incentives to corporations, infrastructure and housing, and how it all weighs on municipal credit.

The municipal bond market is in for a sleepy Thanksgiving holiday week with a small slate of supply ahead as trading activity is confined to two and a half days.

Christian Sobrino Vega, the commonwealth’s representative to the Puerto Rico Financial Oversight and Management Board, made clear in an interview with The Bond Buyer that the commonwealth has not and will not intermingle federal disaster aid with debt payments to the island’s bondholders.

Chicago came to market Thursday with its two-week delayed sales tax securitization bonds.

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, fell to 4.28% from 4.33% the week before.