State Senator Promotes Tollway Privatization Plan / Says Plan Could Raise Billions Of Dollars
Source: Associated Press (IL), Jan 26, 2006
A state senator says he has a plan that would bring in billions of dollars in revenue for Illinois. Senator Jeff Schoenberg proposes privatizing the Illinois Tollway system. The Evanston Democrat says the proceeds could be used to match federal funds now available for other transportation projects and to pay down the state's unfunded pension liability.