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Still No Illinois Budget; S&P Downgrades Chicago Convention Center Bonds by 7 Notches; Will Schools Open?

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Illinois can’t, once again, increase costs for small businesses without giving them some relief. In secondary market trading on Wednesday, the spread for some of the authority's bonds over Municipal Market Data's benchmark triple-A yield scale jumped to 136 basis points from 88 basis points on July 28.