Crashes at one of the state’s most dangerous rail crossings, in Elmwood Park, have killed seven people and injured at least 27 over the last few decades. Village officials want to build an underpass to make the intersection safer, but the village can’t do it alone — the $121 million price tag is more than four times the western suburb’s annual budget, according to Village Manager Paul Volpe. .
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Campaign for Accountability argues that the IRS has investigative tools at the agency’s disposal to shed light on whether any of the payments amounted to illegal self-dealing by Leonard Leo or his associates.