Evan K. Summers

MBA with a heart for economics, local government, and news.
Disclaimer: The views I express are strictly my own and not necessarily my employer's.

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In @BensenvilleIL, we controlled budgetary obligations by implementing our Excess Fund Fund Balance Policy. When revenues exceed our operating expenses, we pay off debt, overfund pensions, and address stormwater issues. https://t.co/jDimBJPjzC via @crainschicago

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Lets build the satellite terminals! @fly2ohare needs more gates. https://t.co/JXKQjSQSa2 (@CrainsChicago) @united @AmericanAir #airplanes #CHICAGO

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Creating value from non-productive assets. https://t.co/pV2tN8dGAI #renewables #solar #energy

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This. Is. Huge. https://t.co/mFoDKvZLtv
@DuPageWaterComm, Chicago's largest water customer, just took a very real step to source their own water from Lake Michigan.

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Effective advocacy through strong engagement: "If you're not at the table, you're on the menu." https://t.co/EMCddT4w7s @canadianpacific

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High rise hotel, low rise #casino. God forbid #chicago maximize the density and combined the concepts. You know, like....Vegas?

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On the same day that #Illinois announces $40m to fund greenfield development, #Indiana votes unanimously to audit how much farmland has been lost to development. The tale of two states.

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Again, say it with me: "When consolidation occurs in profitable industries, prices go up for consumers and wages go down for employees." https://t.co/Dr2eRbzUcU

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I stand with the rail workers of this country. Consolidation of profitable industries like Class 1 railroads has predictable outcomes: reduced competition for customers & reduced compensation for workers. https://t.co/k9of5Wbm01

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“I can see hundreds of thousands of people who would otherwise take @Metra instead prefer to drive downtown, clog our roads, cause detrimental environmental impact and set public transit back by decades in our region.”- @CongressmanRaja https://t.co/vUjGr5tA3x

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Rep. @CongressmanRaja seeks a new environmental review of @CanadianPacific's train merger plan that actually would include suburban crossings https://t.co/txaW0spR4R via @dailyherald

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@kpozsgay "Mr. City Planner, tear down this fence."
-Ronald Reagan, probably.

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Today I joined Senator Durbin and @congressmanraja in calling for Chicagoland-specific mitigations to the @canadianpacific merger with KCS. @ Village of Schaumburg https://t.co/tdGw2YGi1j

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Coalition to Stop @CanadianPacific /KCS is on now with the Surface Transportation Board: https://t.co/Z7IPW7xt5o

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The Village of Timberlane is the largest Illinois community (pop. 946) to either decline or not respond to claim their #ARPA allocation. They will be leaving $128,603.22 on the table to remit back to the State of Illinois. https://t.co/Kmpj1gfmjm

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Kicking off testimony tonight at the STB public hearing on the proposed @CanadianPacific KCS merger is @BensenvilleIL’s own @kpozsgay.

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Nicor gas prices are up 230% YoY. Single family homes are looking at $250-$300+/month gas bills this winter. https://t.co/JhutksxRbY

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Article: "@CanadianPacific & Kansas City Southern merger plan hits more opposition" https://t.co/4ENmtmdiRn