Senator Harriss Statement On Newly Signed Chicago Transit Bailout

GLEN CARBON – State Senator Erica Harriss (56th-Glen Carbon) has released the below statement following the signing of Senate Bill 2111 on Tuesday:

“Taxpayers were promised Rebuild Illinois dollars would fix roads, bridges, and water systems- not bail out Chicago. Today’s transit bill breaks that promise.

“Metro East families sit in traffic on crumbling roads while Springfield raids funds to cover Chicago’s financial failures. That’s not responsible governing.

“People in the Metro East deserve fairness, transparency, and real investment in our region - not to be treated like the state’s piggy bank.”