Congressmen, state lawmakers and county board members are continuing to call on DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick to retract his statement on the state s weapons ban or resign.
Millions of dollars for Chicago-area projects and programs are included in the $1.7 trillion spending package awaiting President Joe Biden s signature.
U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi has formally asked federal regulators to conduct a Chicago area-specific review of a massive railway merger proposal. "The draft (environmental statement) only considered 28 grade crossings across the entire country, none of which are in Illinois," he said. "Between Elgin and Bensenville alone, there are 54 crossings."
Supporters and opponents of a merger between the Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern freight railroads laid out vastly diverging scenarios if the union is approved at a federal hearing Wednesday.