September 21, 2010
Decision needed on water request by Editorial Board
Published by:  Daily Herald
Topic:  Water
This editorial is about the request from a group of Lake County communities to draw water from Lake Michigan.  The piece cites water demand projections from Water 2050, the northeastern Illinois water supply/demand plan published by CMAP.

September 11, 2010
Report:  Transit system needs overhaul by Richard Wronski
Published by:  Chicago Tribune
Topic:  GO TO 2040, Transportation
This article is about a report published by Chicago Metropolis 2020, "Building Our Economy:  Transportation for a New Illinois."  The report proposes a new perspective on transportation -- to see it not as an end in itself but as a means to produce long term employment and economic expansion.  The article refers to similar recommendations made in GO TO 2040. 

September 10, 2010
Mayor's sphere of influence extends to surburbs by John Keilman
Published by:  Chicago Tribune
This article is about Mayor Richard Daley's work with the suburbs during his term as mayor.  The article quotes CMAP board chairman Gerald Bennett, mayor of Palos Hills; board member Al Larson, president of Schaumburg; and CMAP executive director Randy Blankenhorn.   

September 9, 2010
Study to evaluate ways to expand bus service in county by John Roszkowski
Published by:  Highland Park News
Topic:  Transportation
This article describes how the Lake County Division of Transportation teamed up with Pace suburban bus service on a study of fixed bus service in the county to improve and expand bus service.  The study was funded with a $350,000 grant from CMAP.