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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With hotel taxes unlikely to keep pace with debt service , the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority is eyeing a restructuring to extend final bond maturity.
May 18 -
Harvey and its advisors are in the process of notifying holders of its defaulted 2002 and 2007 bonds of its upcoming exchange offer.
May 17 -
The legislation impacts Chicago fire pensions, but it's stirring debate over costly fixes needed statewide to avoid running afoul of Social Security rules.
May 16 -
The county began exploring a new facility eight years ago. Studies concluded the current facility was ill-equipped to deal with overcrowding, in poor physical condition and its design fell short of current standards.
May 15 -
The system's turnaround efforts include using proceeds of a proposed $710 million deal to sell hospice and home health assets to pay off direct placement debt.
May 15 -
Illinois trimmed revenue estimates for the current fiscal year and must absorb higher social services expenses next year leaving less budget room to maneuver.
May 12 -
The choice of PFM's Jill Jaworski for the CFO position drew praise from the outgoing CFO and market participants who are watching closely to see whether the city stays on track with fiscal progress that has drawn more than a dozen rating upgrades across credits.
May 11 -
Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson hopes to make an announcement on the CFO post before taking office Monday.
May 10 -
The acrimonious relationship between the university and its private partner has spilled into the courts and underscores that P3 deals don't remove all risks.
May 9 -
The city north of Detroit says it can't afford to make good on a $24 million debt owed to the Great Lakes Water Authority and in the absence of state help has raised state-approved bankruptcy as an option.
May 5