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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Moody's followed S&P in issuing a shot across the bow on coronavirus-driven threats to Illinois' ratings that are one cut away from junk.
October 2 -
Belsky's municipal experience ranges from top roles at a rating agency and investment bank to the halls of academia and city leadership
October 1 -
New revenue from a graduated tax without an accompanying long-term plan to tackle the state's fiscal woes won't solve them, the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago warns.
September 30 -
The nation's largest not-for-profit healthcare system by acute care revenues is evaluating a fourth quarter sale.
September 30 -
“What purpose do reserves serve if we don't utilize them in times when you have a problem?” one alderman asked.
September 29 -
Chicago's $1.2 billion airport refunding will smooth out fiscal operations through next year amid a massive decline in airline travel.
September 28 -
S&P said the downgrade is the result of what is likely a one-off analytic error in 2005; the bonds in question are held by Fannie Mae and have never traded.
September 25 -
Michigan avoided deep cuts for fiscal 2021 but is still lobbying for federal relief to make up for coronavirus-driven tax losses as a fiscal 2022 gap looms.
September 25 -
The New York-based minority-owned firm now has a Chicago office led by veteran bond attorney Chuck Katz.
September 23 -
Chicago's chief financial officer said the city must consider all options given the magnitude of the pandemic in the absence of federal relief for lost revenue.
September 22