By Susan DeMar Lafferty — Updated: September 14, 2014 9:48 p.m. The Will County Sheriff’s department wants to change a state law to give authorities broader use of money they collect in fines stemming from construction zone violations. Under state law, motorists who are ticketed for speeding in a construction…
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By Susan DeMar Lafferty [email protected] Updated: September 11, 2014 2:11AM Despite overwhelming opposition to the proposed Illiana Tollway, members of a regional transportation panel on Wednesday kept the project in its long-term plan against opponents’ wishes. The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning discussed the revisions to its regional transportation plan,…
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The Will-Ride transportation program makes it possible for seniors and the disabled to work, socialize and get to appointments Photo Credit and News Article By Karen Haave – Cornerstone Media Eastern Will County officials were in a celebratory mood on Friday afternoon after a ribbon-cutting that ceremonially launched Will-Ride, a…
Read MoreBy Rosalind Rossi – Chicago Sun-Times – August 25, 2014 at 7:22 p.m. After two unsuccessful candidate searches, the Metra board is expected to hire an experienced public sector auditing firm for up to $330,000 to temporarily assume the new “reform” role of chief audit officer and other tasks. A…
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CHICAGO – Illinois residents will now have easy access to online information regarding mass transit employee salaries as well as safety and budget information. Citing the benefit of increased government accountability, Gov. Quinn Friday signed a bill to reform the state’s mass transit hiring policies. Andrew Nelms is director of…
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By Susan DeMar Lafferty Sun-Times Media August 7, 2014 11:44 p.m. Flanked by a bevy of local leaders, Gov. Pat Quinn unveiled a sign officially renaming Bult Field as the state-owned South Suburban Airport and announced that he will meet with private investors next month to create a plan to…
Read More(CBS) – The state has spent $34 million acquiring a general aviation airport in Monee, Bult Field, which the governor says will be incorporated into a third regional airport. WBBM’s Mike Krauser reports. Quinn and south suburban lawmakers on Thursday unveiled a sign for the project, which has been talked…
Read MoreBy Evan F. Moore Correspondent June 16, 2014 8:28PM Location, location, location is the motto for many Southland subcontractors these days. Many of them are trying to expand the reach of the businesses they own. Calumet City business owner Jody R. Thompson just wants to get his foot in the…
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Written by Suzan Simmons – Tinley Park Patch HOMEWOOD, IL – Sertoma Centre, Inc. broke ground on June 11 for Kimball Court Apartments, a permanent supportive housing development in Homewood. Gus van den Brink, executive director of Sertoma Centre, Inc., and Board President, Bob Straz, joined officials from the Illinois…
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By Richard Wronski, Tribune reporter 10:00 p.m. CDT, June 7, 2014 Spurred by the uproar over the potential $871,000 severance payout awarded last summer to ousted Metra CEO Alex Clifford, state lawmakers have approved a measure requiring tighter scrutiny over future payouts for transit agency employees. The so-called Clifford clause…
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