Joseph L. Schofer

The O'Hare Oasis Travel Plaza along I-294 on Friday, June 22, 2018 in Schiller Park.

Mileage fees for Illinois highways: Setting aside the politics

May 31, 2019 at 9:21 p.m.

The race for Illinois governor took an unusual turn recently when paying for maintaining the state’s highways actually found its way into the debate. One candidate’s ad accuses his opponent...

Pay toll ahead; privatizing infrastructure comes with a trade-off

May 11, 2019 at 9:06 a.m.

The Trump administration promises to "solve" the crisis in public infrastructure by attracting large amounts of private money to bail us out. The Midwest, and Chicago in particular, have had...

Next stop: transit chaos

August 21, 2021 at 7:42 p.m.

Only two years ago in these pages, we warned against the dangers of a "Transit Armageddon," our metaphor for an impending meltdown of the nearly bankrupt CTA threatening Draconian service...

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