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Governor Quinn Breaks Ground on $34 Million MetroLINK Transit Facility – 140,000 Square-Foot-Facility Will Create Jobs, Consolidate Vehicles and Fueling Stations, and Improve Efficiency
MOLINE – August 30, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn was joined by local officials today to break ground on a new MetroLINK Transit Maintenance Facility in Rock Island.
Federal budget cuts endanger workforce training centers
By Mary J. Cristobal Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD – The state’s unemployment rate may be dropping, but federal funding for job training is dropping faster.
Governor Quinn Announces Major Agreement to Advance High-Speed Rail in Illinois – Commitment Will Create More Than 6,000 Jobs, Begin Next Phase of Construction on Chicago-St. Louis Corridor
CHICAGO – March 22, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today announced a $685 million agreement to begin construction on the next phase of high-speed rail between Chicago and St.
State and Federal Officials Announce Historic High-Speed Rail Agreement for Illinois – Cooperative Agreement Advances Construction and Safety Improvements on Chicago to St. Louis Corridor; Will Create More Than 5,000 Jobs
CHICAGO – Illinois Transportation Secretary Gary Hannig today announced that a historic public-private partnership agreement on high-speed rail development is in place to bring Illinois one giant step closer to achieving high-speed passenger service between Chicago and St. Louis by 2014.
Statement from Governor Pat Quinn on DREAM Act
CHICAGO – December 17, 2010. Governor Pat Quinn today issued a statement regarding the DREAM Act in the United States Senate.
Durbin angling for other states’ high-speed rail money
(WBEZ/Alex Keefe) Illinois senior U.S. senator says he’ll take stimulus dollars slated for Ohio and Wisconsin if those states don’t want it.
Metra begins probe into train pollution levels
The transit agency will look into diesel soot levels. Metra has hired an independent firm to check out the air quality on its trains and at Ogilvie Transportation Center. That comes after a report showing diesel soot levels on some trains are extremely high. Metra at this point is just conducting its own tests to confirm what the Chicago Tribune found: that passengers were inhaling high levels of diesel soot, particulates in the air from diesel engines, at certain points along train routes. Also, the pollution levels were bad in the Ogilvie train station where trains may sit idling for hours.
Dick Durbin wants investigation into Metra pollution levels
(WBEZ/Tony Arnold) Metra riders leave a train on Monday morning. Illinois U.S.
U.S. Cellular Gives Teachers a Boost in the Classroom Through ‘Calling All Teachers’ Campaign
CHICAGO , Nov. 8, 2010 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — More than 1,750 teachers across the country received the exciting news from U.S.
Durbin Familiar with New White House Chief of Staff
Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbin knows the new White House Chief of Staff well.