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The city is folding together separate syndicate and advisor teams on $1.2 billion of general obligation and Sales Tax Securitization Corp. refunding deals.
December 10 -
Chicago officials say the city will complete its $3 billion securitization program with a $600 million deal as soon as January.
November 19 -
The backloaded maturity schedule of the debt brings comparisons to the city's supposedly abandoned "scoop-and-toss" practices.
October 29 -
A pre-marketing wire on the Sales Tax Securitization Corp.'s $366.2 million of tax-exempts indicates the Chicago deal may see wider spreads than in its bond sale last month.
January 22 -
Bridgeview, Illinois is the second Illinois home rule community to take advantage of new borrowing program.
December 20 -
The Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority will price a $679 million current and advance refunding of tobacco bonds.
December 18 -
Strong legal and structural protections earned the debt top grades from Kroll and Fitch. S&P wasn't as bullish.
November 2 -
The allure of promised savings persuaded most Chicago City Council members.
October 11 -
Chicago hopes to get into the market by year's end with the first of up to $3 billion of refunding under new credit.
October 5