There are two pork projects led me to. One is interesting, considering the inability of people in Barrington to obtain a railroad underpass from Canadian National. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin and now retired Republican Congressman Jerry Weller obtained $2 million … Continue reading
Below are mentions of Barrington, Illinois, in the Surface Transportation Board’s decision to allow Canadian National to buy the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway. While Barrington is not in McHenry County, lots of folks use Route 14 to commute to … Continue reading
Below are mentions of Barrington, Illinois, in the Surface Transportation Board’s decision to allow Canadian National to buy the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway. While Barrington is not in McHenry County, lots of folks use Route 14 to commute to … Continue reading
16th District Congressman Don Manzullo joined 8th congressional district Republican primary candidate Steve Greenberg in opposing the Canadian Northern’s attempt to make Lake, Northwestern Cook, Kane and Will Counties a way for freight trains to bypass the Chicago bottleneck. But … Continue reading
16th District Congressman Don Manzullo joined 8th congressional district Republican primary candidate Steve Greenberg in opposing the Canadian Northern’s attempt to make Lake, Northwestern Cook, Kane and Will Counties a way for freight trains to bypass the Chicago bottleneck. But … Continue reading
8th congressional district Republican Party primary candidate Steve Greenberg is calling Democratic Party Congresswoman Melissa Bean to task for taking campaign contributions from lobbyists and employees of Canadian National Railraod and other companies interested in the sale of the Elgin, … Continue reading
8th congressional district Republican Party primary candidate Steve Greenberg is calling Democratic Party Congresswoman Melissa Bean to task for taking campaign contributions from lobbyists and employees of Canadian National Railraod and other companies interested in the sale of the Elgin, … Continue reading
16th district Congressman Don Manzullo’s Democratic Party opponent is Barrington Hills Village President Robert Abboud. Being the village president of area which has the EJ&E running through it, Abboud has quite naturally been active in trying to stop the Canadian … Continue reading
16th district Congressman Don Manzullo’s Democratic Party opponent is Barrington Hills Village President Robert Abboud. Being the village president of area which has the EJ&E running through it, Abboud has quite naturally been active in trying to stop the Canadian … Continue reading
The first local politician has picked up the issue of more trains through the southern Lake County- Barrington area on the EJ&E Railroad. That’s because the Canadian National has bought the short line, which basically rings Chicago. They did so, … Continue reading
The first local politician has picked up the issue of more trains through the southern Lake County- Barrington area on the EJ&E Railroad. That’s because the Canadian National has bought the short line, which basically rings Chicago. They did so, … Continue reading
McHenry County residents taking Rout 14 or Lake-Cook Road through Barrington—which my commuting wife strongly recommends against—or Cuba Road through Lake Zurich, get ready to wait for a lot more trains. The Chicago Tribune reported Thursday that the Canadian National … Continue reading
McHenry County residents taking Rout 14 or Lake-Cook Road through Barrington—which my commuting wife strongly recommends against—or Cuba Road through Lake Zurich, get ready to wait for a lot more trains. The Chicago Tribune reported Thursday that the Canadian National … Continue reading
