Gov. Quinn discusses Illiana Expressway, capital investments, pension reform, job creation at Chambe
In a final push to save the Illiana Expressway, Gov. Pat Quinn urged area mayors and legislators to personally contact members of a...
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Oct 8, 2013
Tiresome ideology fuels opposition to the Illiana
The litany of alleged horribles the greenies and their minions have cited is typical. Predictably, Chicago’s greenies have found another...
Oct 4, 2013
CMAP Transportation Committee Recommends Approval of Illiana
By Thomas Vander Woude: The action today was only the first in a series of votes that will determine whether the Illiana can continue to...
Sep 27, 2013
Chicago Heights Wins APA Award for Active Transportation Plan
Residents can now say they live in a city with an award-winning commitment to encouraging active and healthy living. Friday the Chicago...
Sep 27, 2013
Blue Island rail project to smooth freight traffic
The project involved installing crossovers, tracks that allow trains to switch lanes, near Vermont Street from the CSX-Indiana Harbor...
Sep 25, 2013
Crucial votes loom for Illiana proposal
For the past two years, transportation officials from Illinois and Indiana have spent tens of millions of dollars drafting plans for the...
Sep 19, 2013
Mid-American Trails & Greenways Conference to be hosted in Matteson
The Mid American Trails and Greenways Conference (MATAG) is an event that brings together trail and greenway interests from Illinois,...
Sep 11, 2013
Opposition continues to mount against Illiana Expressway
Will County and Illinois Department of Transportation officials may be facing an uphill battle to get the Illiana Expressway added to a...
Sep 9, 2013
Oct. 17 – IDOT seeks input into development of Multi-Modal Transportation Improvement Program
South Cook County Thursday, October 17, 2013 South Suburban Mayors and Managers Office 1906 West 174th Street East Hazel Crest, IL...
Sep 5, 2013
Governor Quinn Kicks Off Construction of Tri-State Tollway and I-57 Interchange Ramp
Dixmoor Mayor Dorothy Armstrong with Gov. Pat Quinn at Sept. 5th girder signing event. Photo by Harvey S. Tillis From ABC 7 News: Access...
Sep 5, 2013
Chicago group opposes Illiana Expressway
The Metropolitan Planning Council in a posting on its website states construction of the 47-mile road will divert funds needed for other...
Aug 30, 2013
Sept. 12: Transportation, Distribution and Logistics Job Expo
Thursday, Sept. 12 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Olive-Harvey College 110001 S. Woodlawn Chicago, IL Register here To download the flyer, click...
Aug 30, 2013
CN breaks ground on new Homewood training facility
Local officials and CN Railway executives celebrated the groundbreaking of the site Thursday at 175th Street and Ashland Avenue. The...
Aug 20, 2013
Sept. 3rd: Metra Public Forum in South Suburban Cook County
In August 2012, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) released updated guidance on compliance with Title VI for transit providers that...
Aug 15, 2013
Illinois Governor Appoints CNT’s Kathryn Tholin to Transit Reform Panel
CNT’s CEO, Kathryn Tholin, was appointed by Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn to the Northeastern Illinois Public Transit Task Force, a...
Aug 14, 2013
Tinley receives funds for resurfacing, bike lanes
Tinley Park is moving forward with plans to resurface and complete street modification of 80th Avenue south of 191st Street to the...
Aug 13, 2013
EDITORIAL: CMAP disputes details, still shows benefits
Underlying much of CMAP’s criticism is lack of knowledge about the project’s details, through no fault of that agency. The Illiana...
Jul 30, 2013
Where the red-light green is going in the Southland
Known as red-light cameras, the devices are installed and operated by private firms that have contracts with local governments. Under the...
Jul 29, 2013
Kelly reaching out to promote third airport concept
Kelly, who spoke to the Chicago Southland Economic Development Corp. during a gathering at Prairie State College, said she wants to be...
Jul 26, 2013
Park Forest officials ready for Rail Fan Park grand opening
The Rail Fan Park, built by the Park Forest recreation and parks department in cooperation with Canadian National Railroad and the...
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