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The railroad announced record quarterly profits in October, and executives expect intermodal traffic through yards like 47th Street to be their most significant growth driver in coming years. But Norfolk Southern’s location in the heart of Chicago means it can’t avoid withering debates over who benefits and who doesn’t from the city’s prominence as a freight hub, what happens when the railroad displaces longtime residents, and whether it’s doing enough to promote green space and clean air for those still living near the tracks.
With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Everybody needs a side hustle these days, and mine is Ukraine, where I am now.
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How City Hall LITERALLY Railroaded Englewood Residents
The state has a $30M ad campaign touting we’re in the middle of everything. Now they’re complaining all that activity creates pollution. No kidding, Socrates. Geographically speaking, we are a pass-through. Get over it.