Post-Tribune: Illinois PIRG report bashes planned Illiana Tollway
A new report by the Illinois Public Interest Research Group Education Fund lists the proposed Illiana Tollway as one of 11 “questionable” projects in the country. The Illinois PIRG report, titled...
View ArticleRockford Register Star Editorial: Illiana Expressway Is Bad for Northern...
Seldom has a meeting of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning been so important to northern Illinois or the state of Illinois itself. The CMAP board and its policy committee will meet Wednesday...
View ArticleDaily Herald Editorial: Kill the Illiana, This Time for Good
A year after the proposed Illiana Expressway should have been declared dead on arrival, it somehow will make it back before the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning on Oct. 8 and the Metropolitan...
View ArticleChicago Tonight: Howard Learner on Analyzing the Illiana Expressway
Please view this video of ELPC Executive Director Howard Learner on Chicago Tonight discussing the Illiana Expressway, a proposed 50-mile toll road that would connect Interstate 55 near Wilmington,...
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E&E: As punctuality plummets, Amtrak confronts freight in Supreme Court battle
Wisconsin resident Bob Fisher had a ticket to ride the train. He ended up on a bus. Fisher, a retired planner from La Crosse, had planned to take Amtrak’s Empire Builder eastward across the state to...
View ArticleSouthland Awaits Rauner’s Stance on Illiana Tollway
With multimillionaire businessman Bruce Rauner taking over the governor’s mansion, many in the Southland are wondering what stand he will take on the South Suburban Airport and the proposed Illiana...
View ArticleE&E: Federal rail chief steps down
Joe Szabo, the Federal Railroad Administration’s chief since 2009, is leaving in January to return to Illinois. In an email this morning to the agency’s approximately 840 employees, Szabo said he has...
View ArticleGreg Hinz: While Rauner studies Illiana, Quinn seeks extra $22 million to get...
In a development that Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner might want to check on, the Illinois Department of Transportation is seeking approval to spend an additional $22 million on engineering and other...
View ArticleChicago Tribune Memo to Bruce Rauner: Kill the Illiana Expressway
To: Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner From: Tribune Editorial Board Subject: Boondoggle Dear Mr. Rauner: Back in September, when you and Gov. Pat Quinn met with us to talk about the Nov. 4 election, we asked...
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