The rating on Illinois Development Finance Authority's variable-rate demand series 1994, issued on behalf of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, has been affirmed subsequent to the bank facility being extended to Dec. 15, 2004. The rating on the bonds reflects the credit quality of the letter of credit provider, Northern Trust Co., Chicago, Ill. Complete ratings information is available to subscribers of RatingsDirect, Standard&Poor's Web-based credit analysis system, at www.ratingsdirect.com. All ratings affected by this rating action can be found on Standard&Poor's public Web site at www.standardandpoors.com; under Credit Ratings in the left navigation bar, select Find Ratings, then Credit Ratings Search.