Blankenhorn & Brauer Confirmed
May 25, 2015
Illinois Senate vote today. 49-0 vote on Randy Blankenhorn as Secretary of IDOT. AM 9900025 49-0 vote on Rich Brauer as assistant secretary at IDOT . AM 9900090. Both now confirmed.From The Governor’s Office
May 22, 2015
[https://www.illinois.gov/about/PublishingImages/seal.gif] Office of the Governor Bruce Rauner Friday, May 22, 2015 ICYMI: The Associated Press Below is an excerpt from a story from The Associated Press: Gov. Bruce Rauner plans to introduce legislation Friday to...APTA: MAP-21 extension bill falls short of infrastructure needs
May 20, 2015
Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation APTA: MAP-21 extension bill falls short of infrastructure needs The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday passed a two-month extension to MAP-21, the federal government’s surface transportation funding...Happy Anniversary 152nd!
May 8, 2015
BLET marks 152nd anniversary today http://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/newsflash.asp?id=5708 CLEVELAND, May 8 — The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen proudly celebrates its 152nd anniversary today. The union was founded as the Brotherhood of the Footboard on...Recent News
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