As budget tightens, report finds Illinois better prepared for recession than in recent past
A report highlights Illinois' improved fiscal position, credit ratings, and economic strategies to better manage future recessions compared to past ...
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State gets 9th recent credit upgrade as administration faces scrutiny for pandemic unemployment handling
It's the ninth credit upgrade Illinois has received since 2021.
ANALYSIS: Pritzker, Mendoza see record ‘rainy day fund’ balance as proof of fiscal achievement
The state’s “rainy day” fund – spent down to essentially nothing during the 2015-2017 budget impasse – now has its ...
Moody’s gives Illinois second credit upgrade within one year
Illinois on Thursday received its second credit rating upgrade from Moody’s Investors Service within one year, moving up one notch ...
Fitch upgrades Illinois’ credit outlook to ‘positive’
Fitch Ratings, one of three credit rating agencies that grade Illinois bonds, has upgraded its credit outlook for the state ...
Mendoza suggests Illinois due for credit upgrade
Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is asking the nation’s three major credit rating agencies to reconsider the state’s credit rating with ...
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