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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The $5.35 billion transaction being recognized by The Bond Buyer as Midwest Deal of the Year met a series of state goals.
December 9 -
Deep bondholder losses are expected when the bonds issued for five Better Housing Foundation portfolios in and around Chicago emerge from Chapter 11.
December 8 -
Moody's downgraded Wisconsin's largest city by one notch due to budgetary pressures.
December 3 -
In retirement, he's launched a consulting firm that has several irons in the fire, including continued work on research products for Loop.
December 3 -
Forecasters now expect a $641 million surplus this year and a much smaller than previously projected $1.3 billion gap in the next two-year budget cycle.
December 2 -
Fitch says the bond-financed settlement provides certainty and leaves the state's reserves intact, which puts the state on sound footing to manage the uncertainties with the coronavirus.
December 2 -
Modest revenue growth is projected over the course of the biennium that begins July 1, but “unprecedented volatility” because of the pandemic remains a concern.
December 1 -
Illinois will borrow $2 billion through the Federal Reserve's Municipal Liquidity Facility to help manage its 2021 budget gap. The state previously borrowed $1.2 billion from the MLF for its fiscal 2020 pandemic hole.
November 25 -
The budget cleared the Chicago City Council Tuesday. Rating agency and buy side reviews on the final plan will come next.
November 25 -
The budget closes a $400 million general fund and health care system gap and rising structural costs without a tax hike
November 24