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Illinois earns 7th credit upgrade in less than two years

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S&P Global Ratings raises Illinois' long-term credit rating to A-, up from BBB+. It's the seventh upgrade the state has received from a major rating agency in less than two years. The rating applies to roughly $27.7 billion in outstanding general obligation, or GO, bonds.

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Bloomberg

Illinois Wins Upgrade to Highest S&P Credit Rating Since 2016

Billionaire Governor J.B. Pritzker vaulted Illinois into a higher tier of credit ratings for the first time since 2016 after working to improve the state’s beleaguered finances.

1 year ago·United States

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abc 7 Chicago

Illinois earns 7th credit upgrade in less than two years

S&P Global Ratings announced Thursday that it had raised Illinois' long-term credit rating to A-, up from BBB+, the 7th upgrade in less than 2 years.

1 year ago·Chicago, United States

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Illinois Credit rating up for 7th time in 2 years

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD)– S&P Global Ratings have upgraded Illinois bonds. Bringing the total number of upgrades to seven in less than two years. S&P Global Ratings announced a rating upgrade to A- for Illinois’ General Obligation bonds, its third upgrade of Illinois’ bonds since July 2021. The last time Illinois had an A- rating from […]

1 year ago

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Illinois Gets Credit Rating Upgrade from S&P

Ratings agency S&P on Thursday moved Illinois’ bond rating up a notch, from BBB+ to A- on general obligation bonds. It’s the agency’s third upgrade since the summer of 2021.

1 year ago

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Illinois earns its seventh credit upgrade in less than two years

S&P Global Ratings announced Thursday that it had raised Illinois’ long-term credit rating to A-, up from BBB+.

1 year ago·Cherokee County, United States

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Illinois earns 7th credit upgrade in less than two years

S&P Global Ratings announced Thursday that it had raised Illinois’ long-term credit rating to A-, up from BBB+, marking the seventh upgrade the state has received from a major rating agency in less than two years.

1 year ago

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