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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Huntington Bancshares is acquiring Hutchinson Shockey as both look to broaden their public finance reach.
August 9 -
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has appointed his senior fiscal adviser David Vaught to the state's top fiscal post amid dire warnings from the comptroller that the state faces a cash-flow crisis with $3 billion in unpaid bills.
October 7 -
Illinois announced yesterday plans to competitively sell $400 million of new-money general obligation bonds on Sept. 16, the first leg of borrowing to finance shovel-ready road and bridge projects that are part of a $31 billion capital program.
September 4 -
The Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University later this month will sell $85.9 million of mostly taxable certificates of participation under the Build America Bond program to finance the third phase of its 14-year-old conservation overhaul, which includes construction of a new alternative energy plant.
September 1 -
Illinois yesterday sold $1.25 billion of general obligation cash-flow certificates at a blended interest rate of 1% in a sale that followed Standard & Poor's decision to shift the state's GO outlook to negative.
August 21 -
In a borrowing previously stalled last June by a legislative impasse over the fiscal 2010 budget, Illinois will competitively sell $1.25 billion of general obligation cash-flow certificates on Thursday to pay down bills carried over from last year.
August 17 -
Facing a $475 million budget deficit, Chicago Public Schools hope to trim interest rate costs by using the federal government's taxable BABs program for its $300M sale next month.
August 13
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