{"id":714030,"date":"2026-04-08T19:37:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T19:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/714030\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T19:37:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T19:37:21","slug":"mayor-tapping-transportation-veteran-to-head-department-chicago-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/714030\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayor tapping transportation veteran to head department \u2013 Chicago Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good afternoon, Chicago.<\/p>\n

Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to put city government veteran William Cheaks on the frontline of the struggle to move drivers, public transit riders and cyclists through Chicago\u2019s streets as the new head of the city\u2019s Department of Transportation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cheaks plans to focus on spending equity across neighborhoods and ramping up communication with the public as projects such as bridge renovations move forward, he told the Tribune.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what else is happening today. And remember, for the latest breaking news in Chicago, visit chicagotribune.com\/latest-headlines<\/a> and sign up to get our alerts<\/a> on all your devices.<\/p>\n

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Less than three months after approving an Amazon retail center on the southwest corner of 159th Street and LaGrange Road, the Orland Park Village Board said it is considering creating a tax increment financing district to spur development of the busy intersection\u2019s southeast corner. Read more here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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