by Robert Crump The Metro Pier and Exposition Authority (the Authority) is scheduled to issue $923,210,000 in Refunding Bonds in order to refinance its debt on outstanding bonds. The negotiated sale is planned for sale on December 4th with Goldman Sachs and Morgan...
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Featured Bond: The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority $300 Million in Toll Highway Senior Revenue Bonds
Featured Bond - Week of June 24, 2019: The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority $300 Million in Toll Highway Senior Revenue Bonds Overview The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority is issuing $300 Million in Toll Highway Senior Revenue Bonds through negotiated sale....
The Gathering Storm: Illinois & Chicago MSA’s Challenging Financial Developments Due To The Great Recession
By Jim Spiotto This is Part 1 in a 4-part article series on the Post-Fiscal Crisis State and the next fiscal crisis considerations. The information and charts come from a presentation given at the Government Finance Research Center's conference entitled "Ready or Not?...
Featured Bond — City of Chicago $700 million in General Obligation Bonds
The City of Chicago is issuing $700 Million in General Obligation Bonds This Week's Featured Municipal Bond is a $700 Million General Obligation Issue by the City of Chicago. The City will fund a variety of capital projects and pay down its outstanding...
Cook County Illinois Issuing $100 Million in General Obligation Bonds | MuniNet Featured Bond Issue
Featured Municipal Bond Issue, Week of January 16, 2018: Cook County Illinois General Obligation – $100 Million Cook County Illinois is issuing $100 million in general obligation bonds the week of January 16, 2018. These general obligation bonds are being issued as a...
Chicago Sales Tax Securitization Bonds – $795 Million | MuniNet Featured Bond Issue
Featured Municipal Bond Issue, Week of December 26, 2017: The City of Chicago Sales Tax Securitization Bonds – $795 Million This week’s featured bond comes from the State of Illinois. The Sales Tax Securitization Corporation is issuing $795 million in sales...
Overcoming Economic Downturns and Fiscal Distress Part I: The Gathering Storm
In Part I of 'Overcoming Economic Downturns and Fiscal Distress', James Spiotto Looks at the Gathering Storm in Illinois and Its Municipalities since 2000 In the Introduction to this series, James Spiotto stressed the need for deliberate, disciplined...
MuniNet Data Shows Clear Leaders and Laggards in Metro Labor Force Trends among Largest U.S. Metropolitan Areas
MuniNet Data Shows Growth in Metro Labor Force Trends among Largest U.S. Metropolitan Areas. by Jeffrey L Garceau When discussing the health of the economy, the media typically pays attention to three metrics: unemployment rate, net jobs numbers, and gross domestic...
Fiscal Contagion: When Distressed Municipalities Put States and Local Clusters at Risk
by Richard A. Ciccarone When a municipal government suffers severe fiscal problems, be it a city, county, school district, utility district, or any other special purpose government, those problems have a tendency to impact or be shared by other governments. Bond...
Chicago O’Hare International Airport Revenue Bonds – $1.1 Billion
Featured Municipal Bond in the Market, Week of 10/24/2016: Chicago O'Hare International Airport Revenue Bonds – $1.1 Billion This week’s featured bond comes from the State of Illinois. Chicago O'Hare International Airport is scheduled to issue $1.1 billion in Senior...