Posts Tagged ‘chicago’
Amtrak to resume morning schedules for Quincy, Macomb and rest of the Chicago routes next week
CHICAGO — Amtrak will resume its full service to the Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg lines on Monday, Jan. 16. Per a recent e-mail from Amtrak Senior Manager, Derrick James, our community will be regaining the service that was temporarily reduced. See below some of the information we received from this e-mail. “Amtrak is pleased…
Read MoreWhat’s next for the Illinois GOP?
The blue wave that crashed in Illinois two weeks ago really wasn’t a surprise to anyone who pays attention to Illinois politics.
Read MoreAmtrak cancels morning trains
Amtrak is notifying customers who purchased tickets for those trains that buses will be used for those routes instead, including travelers who had planned on using the train for Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks.
Read MoreBailey said “terror of Chicago” has become the norm
He detailed a weekend shooting in Chicago, saying there were 50 shootings and nine deaths. He told the crowd that “the press isn’t reporting” the violence in Chicago anymore “because it’s become the norm.”
Read MoreDAILY DIRT: Chicago ranked ahead of Los Angeles and New York City — when it comes to rat infestation
Chicago may not have much to hang its hat on sports-wise, but … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 311 of The Daily Dirt.
Read MoreChicago looking to host 2024 Democratic National Convention
Illinois Democrats are floating Chicago as a potential site for the 2024 Democratic National Convention
Read MoreEmployers are desperate for workers, but Chicago to launch money-for-nothing ‘guaranteed basic income’ program
A more bizarre and destructive mismatch of economic circumstances and policy direction would be hard to imagine. The country is now strangled by an unprecedented, acute deficit of workers, which is partly responsible for growing product shortages and logistical logjams. Desperate companies are offering higher wages, flexible schedules free college tuition and even doing away with drug…
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