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Infrastructure now
Conservatives fret over future taxes, but the current ones are financing $23.5B in critical road, bridge improvements
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Ted CoxRebuild Illinois, Illinois Capital Bill, Center Square, Allen Skillicorn, IDOT, Omer Osman, American Road & Transportation Builders Association, ILEPI, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, Ray LaHood, I-80 Des Plaines River Bridge, Todd Maisch, Illinois Chamber of Commerce
Pritzker, Lightfoot tout gains for mass transit
Rebuild Illinois capital plan attacks $30B backlog in repairs, says RTA head Kirk Dillard
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Lori Lightfoot, Kirk Dillard, Rebuild Illinois, Illinois Infrastructure, RTA, CTA, Greg Harris, Dorval Carter, Omer Osman, IDOT
J.B. barnstorms behind capital plan
Rebuild Illinois budgets record $45 billion for statewide infrastructure
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, John Cullerton, Rebuild Illinois, Illinois Infrastructure, Illinois Capital Bill, I-80 Des Plaines River Bridge, Illinois Sports Betting, Illinois Sports Gambling, Don DeWitte, Martin Sandoval, Mark Denzler, Illinois Manufacturers' Association, Rebecca Mason, Illinois Chamber of Commerce, Michael Carrigan, Illinois AFL-CIO, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, Omer Osman, IDOT
Bustos, Duckworth, Durbin seal deal on Amtrak
Feds extend deadline on $177M grant for service between Quad Cities, Chicago
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Ted CoxAmtrak, Quad City Rocket, Amtrak Chicago-Quad Cities, Amtrak Chicago-Moline, Federal Railroad Administration, IDOT, Iowa Interstate Railroad, Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, Cheri Bustos, Ronald Batory, Barack Obama, Bruce Rauner, J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Capital Bill, Illinois Infrastructure
Duckworth gets U.S. commitments on Amtrak
Trump administration endorses better on-time performance, Chicago-Quad Cities line
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Ted CoxTammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, Amtrak, Amtrak Chicago-Quad Cities, Amtrak Saluki Line, Federal Railroad Administration, Ronald Batory, IDOT, Iowa Interstate Railroad, Barack Obama, Bruce Rauner, Cheri Bustos, J.B. Pritzker
Car crashes cost Illinois $3.8B a year
ILEPI study calls for ‘smart investments’ in infrastructure
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Ted CoxIllinois Economic Policy Institute, Illinois Department of Transportation, ILEPI, IDOT, Illinois Traffic Deaths, Illinois Road Signs, Distracted Driving, John Greenfield, Mary Craighead, J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Infrastructure
Road to nowhere
Illinois drivers question quality of state roadways, but show no interest in paying for improvements
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Denny Jacobs, Illinois Department of Transportation, IDOT, Illinois Infrastructure, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, AAA, Barack Obama, American Society of Engineers, I-80 Des Plaines River Bridge, Beth Mosher, Illinois Taxes, Illinois Gas Tax, Illinois Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Metropolitan Planning Council
