Chicago gets all the road money? Not so.
March 24th, 2009 at 12:37am Chuck Sweeny
For years I’ve rolled my eyes as Rockford politicians — and a certain state senator — have whined about
“Chicago getting all the money.” And I’ve always reminded them, sometimes politely, that it just isn’t true. Now, however, it may become true.
The Daily Herald reported in its March 21 edition that state Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, said it’s about time District One of the Dept. of Transportation gets its fair share of state road funding. District One includes Cook, DuPage, Lake, McHenry and Will counties. That’s where 80 percent of the state’s people live, Cullerton said, but the area gets just 45 percent of the state’s road money.
We who live in Rockfish are in IDOT’s District Two, headquartered in Dixon. Why Dixon? Because Rockfish lawmakers have no clout to move it to Rockfish, where it really should be.
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1. railrider | March 24th, 2009 at 6:36 am
It is not just District One that gets all the money, it is Chicago. Lake, McHenry and Will counties all complain they get nothing, even though they are in that district. Until we return Republicans to power in the Illinois legislature and governors office, northern Illinois does not have a chance.
2. force | March 24th, 2009 at 7:28 am
railraider I think your wrong about the republicans being in power to get anything done…It comes down to rockfords leaders are wimps, our state senators have bigger problems then N Illinois. The only time they come around is parades, election time, or when a new company hiring 2 people comes to the stateline . Our infastructure, roads, bldgs, water, sewer, electric are all in horrible shape.Doesnt matter if Obama gave N Illinois all of the billions stimulus, it wouldnt be enough to fix all of our bridges, schools, transportation systems. The people of Illinois need to have the same mentaility as the day after Pearl Harbor.. Quit buying foreign goods and support American companies 1st. When you buy a product made by a company in Illinois the profits and taxes stay in Illinois, not going to china and Japan…These are the same people who buy a toyota or honda and wonder why our economy sucks.
3. Monkey | March 24th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Force: That’s an awfully simplistic way of looking at things, especially your last three sentences. Like it or not, Wal Mart has raised the standard of living in America for millions of people who can now afford to buy things they never could. Try to purchase locally most of the things you buy at Wal Mart and you’ll find that you’re spending at least 30 percent more. Likewise on your Japanese car argument. When American cars reach the same level of quality and dependability as the Japanese, then more people will buy them and we won’t have the so-called Big Three teetering on the edge of bankruptcy.
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