Yvette was a senior reporter, covering the Midwest. She earned a bachelors in journalism from Columbia College Chicago, began her reporting career at the storied City News Bureau of Chicago, and joined the Bond Buyer in 1997 leading Midwest coverage from her hometown Chicago.
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Fitch Ratings received enough inquiries over S&P's action — slashing a Chicago suburb's GO rating by seven notches — that it put out a special commentary outlining differences between the two agencies' analytical approach even though Fitch does not rate the village under scrutiny.
February 15 -
Maurice "Mossie" Murphy Jr. died after a three-year battle with cancer.
February 15 -
Detroit raised its fiscal 2023 and 2024 revenue projections but is proceeding with caution as a potential recession could put a dent in collections and pressures loom as pension payments resume.
February 14 -
Midwest borrowing last year went from 11% year-over-year growth in the first quarter to a 48% plunge in the fourth quarter.
February 14 -
Changes to the district's pension code now enshrined in state law put it on a path to full funding in 30 years after voters approved a property tax levy hike.
February 13 -
Plaintiffs who challenged the legislation plan to ask the Illinois Supreme Court to hear the case. Meanwhile, the consolidation process has moved forward and the majority of funds have transferred their assets.
February 10 -
Michigan would funnel $200 million more into its rainy day fund and establish a new school budget stabilization fund under Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's proposal.
February 9 -
Milwaukee could see relief from pressures that have dragged down its ratings if Gov. Tony Evers' proposals — to raise shared revenues and allow local governments to seek voter approval for a sales tax hike — clear legislative hurdles.
February 8 -
Citigroup's cuts included veteran public finance banker Thomas Coomes, who had co-led the bank's Midwest region.
February 7 -
Laurence Msall who built the Chicago Civic Federation into a fiscal research powerhouse over the last two decades, died Saturday at 61.
February 6