
Illinois mayoral election series: Carbondale
To continue our series on Illinois mayoral races, we dove into an election coming up in Carbondale. A local business owner and the current mayor pro tempore are both vying for the seat.
To continue our series on Illinois mayoral races, we dove into an election coming up in Carbondale. A local business owner and the current mayor pro tempore are both vying for the seat.
We discussed why the rail workers' unions are unhappy, what a strike could mean for the supply chain, and how that strike might still be avoided.
Tentative labor deal averts threat of nationwide rail strike.
Illinois is a transcontinental hub for railroads, and there could be major changes afoot in the industry with implications here. There’s talk of a merger on the freight side, and Amtrak recently announced a 15-year plan that would expand and enhance service across Illinois.