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Vol. 45, No. 4

The ChronicleWall Street protest ‘Occupy the Chi’

It started in New York, angry citizens ascended toward Wall Street, the fi -nancial capital of the world, to protest how angry they were.

No one knew what would transpire.

On Sept. 17, with about 1000 protesters it grew, not just in New York, but across the country.

In Chicago, there have been mass protests at the Chicago Board of Trade.

Thousands of people lined the sidewalks on Jackson St. and LaSalle St. to display their malcontent.

The problem with the dissatisfaction is that there are numerous unappeal-ing things that there is no universal message except for “Occupy the Chi” signs everywhere.

A single defi nition of protester is non existent among this group. Old ladies, young children, col-lege graduates, retired army personnel, it is just too hard to defi ne who they are and what these people are trying to say.

Taxpayers fund costly repairsLake County has been under construc-

tion since the end of the summer to try and fi x the infrastructure and create jobs throughout the county.

Of the various construction projects, three of them have caused many problems for the commuters of CLC.

The construction on Route 45, Washing-ton Street and Atkinson Road have become immense problems.

The Route 45 project racks up a total of about $12 million of tax payer money, according to Illinois Department of Trans-portation.

The construction project includes two miles of roadway reconstruction, adding lanes and modernizing all of the traffi c signals.

The project is creating problems for many CLC commuters because they can-

not avoid Route 45 coming from Gurnee. Many students who live in the subdivision of Wildwood have resorted to walking to their classes instead of driving because it is quicker.

Another site of the giant Lake County construction project is the construction taking place on Washington Street.

The process will include widening Washington Street from two through lanes to fi ve full-depth lanes and mak-ing overall improvements to the roads by adding more sewers, curbs and gutters. The project costs $5 million, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.

Washington Street is one of the main roads in the Grayslake area. For many commuters, it is nearly impossible to avoid. Many students believe that it was the wrong time to start the construction on Washington Street.

“I am always late coming to school,” CLC commuter and Waukegan resident

Nancy Salgado, “They should have done the construction between semesters.”

Lake Zurich resident and fellow com-muter Samantha Robinson takes Route 45 and agrees that the construction started at a bad time.

“On some days it takes me about 10 extra minutes (to get to class). They should have started (the construction) in the summer.”

The third construction project that has given CLC commuters problems is the construction on Atkinson Road.

On Atkinson Road they are doing a com-plete resurfacing including removing old pavement, installation of polystyrene fi ll, and traffi c signal installments.

The Atkinson Road project costs about $1 million.

CLC commuters are, for the most part, not happy with the manifold of problems this construction has created.

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Brett Starkopf • The Chronicle

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Constant construction around CLC has caused daily traffi c jams for students and commuters. These lengthy proj-ects are leaving drivers impatient and frusterated. Route 45, Washington Street and Atkinson Road are the main Lake County streets that are the main source of the problem.

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