Welcome to the Reader‘s morning briefing for Thursday, November 30, 2017.
Chicago takes another step in the O’Hare express-train journey
Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s dream of an express train from downtown to O’Hare International Airport is one step closer. Emanuel is issuing a request for qualifications “for respondents to offer their credentials to design, build, finance, operate and maintain an express service through a public-private partnership with Chicago,” according to the Tribune. “Express service to and from O’Hare will give Chicagoans and visitors to our great city more options, faster travel time, and build on Chicago’s competitive advantage as a global hub of tourism, transportation and trade,” the mayor said in a statement. The project could cost between $1 to $3 billion. [Tribune]
