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11
Aug
2012
Lipinski is proposing legislation to toughen U.S. customs laws, which he contends are being violated on a daily basis by foreign importers.
Categories: National Issues
Tags: Dan Lipinski, 3rd Congressional
Tags: Bill Foster, 11th Congressional
The path of the proposed Illiana Expressway once againdominated public comment during the Wilmington City Council meeting this week.
In response to a question about whether or not the proposedroute will be north or south of the power lines near New River Road and Illinois Route 53,Mayor Marty Orr said he doesn’t know.
“I wish I knew what they were doing,” Orr said duringTuesday night’s meeting.
Categories: Local Issues, State Issues
Tags: Will County, Transportation
“That will be the first segment operating at 110 miles per hour,” said Guy Tridgell, a spokesman for the Illinois Department of Transportation.
Full high-speed rail service from Joliet to Alton is not expected to start until 2015 at the earliest. But the trip should go a little faster with the higher speeds allowed for a 20-mile stretch from Dwight to Pontiac.
Categories: Local Issues, State Issues, National Issues
Tags: Transportation
Tags: Caterpillar, Gov. Quinn
P.O. Box 4242 | Joliet, IL 60434 | Email: members@willcountydemocrats.com