O’Hare western access may look like dead-end
Construction begins in earnest this year on a multibillion-dollar stretch of highway in DuPage County amid a growing sense that its potential to become a long-promised western route to O'Hare...
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NTSB head: Oil tanker rail ‘safety has been compromised’
The recent spate of accidents in the U.S. and Canada involving trains carrying crude oil demonstrates that "far too often, safety has been compromised," the head of the top U.S....
Watchdog to lawmakers: Move swiftly on transit reforms
As lawmakers held their first hearing today on recommendations from the special mass transit task force created in the aftermath of the controversy at Metra, the state's top watchdog urged...
Watchdog to lawmakers: Move swiftly on transit reforms
As lawmakers held their first hearing today on recommendations from the special mass transit task force created in the aftermath of the controversy at Metra, the state's top watchdog urged...
Environmental groups file suit to stop $1.3B Illiana toll road proposal
Three environmental groups filed a lawsuit today to block the proposed $1.3 billion Illiana toll road that would serve primarily as a trucking corridor linking interstates in Illinois and Indiana....
Metra releases names from its ‘patronage files’
Hand-written index cards reflecting patronage hiring at Metra dating back 30 years contain recommendations from dozens of politicians—a virtual who's who of clout ranging from Chicago aldermen to state legislators...
Legislative watchdog found no ethics violation, Madigan’s office says
An investigation by Illinois' legislative watchdog into allegations of political pressure at Metra found that House Speaker Michael Madigan did not violate the state's ethics act, Madigan's office said Wednesday....
State IG: Madigan did not break ethics rules on Metra pressure allegation
An investigation by the Illinois legislative inspector general into allegations of political pressure at Metra found that House Speaker Michael Madigan did not violate the state's ethics act, Madigan's office...
Metra to hire new chief audit officer as watchdog
Metra is hiring a new chief audit officer who will serve as an extra watchdog over the scandal-plagued agency as well as over its top leadership and board, Metra's top...
Advocates call for raising tax money to pay for mass transit improvements
A coalition of transportation advocates supported by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle has recommended raising new tax money in Cook County to help pay for...