By Brian Leaf
a letter to Northwest Illinois Mayors for Passenger Rail, Illinois Department of Transportation Secretary Ann Schneider and tollway chief Kristi Lafleur said the ridership potential “simply cannot justify the expense of constructing such a line and thus, a full-blown study also is not warranted at this time.”
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Walberg was added as a nominee after Round 21, but he, too, was initially rejected. So board members named even more nominees: Dini, Glass and Rightnowar; the last two said they did not want the role.
Walberg said he’s comfortable if his chairmanship is just a temporary role.
“At any time that this board would like different leadership, even though it is not in the statute, it is not provided for, I would certainly yield to a majority that would like different leadership,” Walberg said. “This should just be a way of getting us through this issue, and getting on with our business of providing for the people of Boone County
