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transportation
  • by david hall
CTA approves Red Line Extension contracts as estimated cost balloons to $5.3 billion

Months ago, the CTA said it had fully funded the project, but Wednesday, the transit agency said it would sell bonds to help pay for the extension to 130th Street.

elections
  • by david hall
Illinois Democrats rally at State Fair ahead of Chicago DNC: 'Can you feel the electricity across the nation?'

Gov. JB Pritzker and other Democrats, who hold all statewide offices in deep-blue Illinois, praised Kamala Harris' nascent White House bid — and slammed an “embarrassing” state of affairs for Republicans.

transportation
  • by david hall
Amtrak to Mayor Brandon Johnson: 'We have significant concerns' about Greyhound stop at Union Station

Amtrak President Roger Harris tells Mayor Brandon Johnson that Union Station, which Amtrak owns, does not have the capacity or money to handle any additional bus riders. He suggested the city move the bus stop to Ogilvie or La Salle Street stations.

chicago-corruption-trials
  • by david hall
Lemont businessman sentenced to 5 years in federal prison in conspiracy to lower property taxes

Judge John F. Kness told Alex Nitchoff, 56, that the bribery scheme was “a cancer” that eats away at the public’s respect for government institutions.