Editorial Board
The State Journal-Register
The editorial board of The State Journal-Register offers this week’s Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down:
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Thumbs Up: To initial funding of MacArthur Boulevard improvements.
About $30.5 million, to be used between South Grand Avenue and Wabash Avenue, was identified in the recently released Illinois Department of Transportation $23.5 billion Road plan. Preliminary engineering work is scheduled for next year.
We agree with Ward 7 Alderman Joe McMenamin who said infrastructure improvements would create momentum for the boulevard’s redevelopment. Earlier studies and plans have provided a solid foundation for this next step in a vision being realized.
Way to go.
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Joe McMenamin for Ward 7 