The U.S. Surface Transportation Board s approval of a controversial merger between the Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern railroads Wednesday drew quick criticism from impacted communities despite conditions regulators imposed.
With a decision on a controversial railroad merger coming soon, suburban mayors and lawmakers on Monday exhorted federal regulators to postpone any decisions given a recent catastrophic derailment in Ohio.
Nearly 750 ice skaters are registered to compete in the 2022 ISI World Recreational Team Championships at the Edge Ice Arena in Bensenville from Aug. 4 to 7. Mariah Bell, 2022 Olympian and U.S. Champion, stars in the Benefit Show on Saturday, Aug. 6.
Mayors from Itasca, Bartlett, Bensenville, Elgin, Hanover Park, Roselle, Schaumburg and Wood Dale held a joint meeting in Itasca on Tuesday to create the "Stop the CPKC Coalition" which opposes the proposed Canadian Pacific/Kansas City Southern merger to create a large railway.