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Moody’s Lowers Rating For One State School, Threatens To Do Same For Six Others
Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the credit rating of one state university in Illinois — Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. The lower rating takes Northeastern well become so-called junk status. And the bond credit rating company says the rating could be lowered even further.