Crain’s Chicago Business looks at the November ballot initiative “designed to keep money in the state’s road fund from being diverted to nontransportation purposes” and reports, “With a big financial assist from the construction industry, Citizens to Protect Transportation Funding today is launching the first wave of what’s expected to be a multimillion-dollar paid ad campaign.” The article delves into the players and politics behind the group, dubbing it “one of the odder political coalitions to form [in Springfield] in a while.”
