I-290 BLUE LINE COALITION
EIN 88-3539834 · Alliances & Advocacy - Public Education (W01)
What they do
WORK ASSOCIATED WITH PHASE I of THE FOREST PARK BRANCH REBUILD is SCHEDULED to OCCUR BEGINNING SUNDAY, JULY 23 THROUGH SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7. AS PART of THIS $268 MILLION PROJECT, CREWS WILL COMPLETELY REBUILD 15,000 FEET or ALMOST THREE MILES of TRACK BETWEEN THE LASALLE and ILLINOIS MEDICAL DISTRICT (IMD) STATIONS; DEMOLISH and BEGIN REBUILDING THE RACINE STATION to MEET MODERN ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES; and UPGRADE THE TRACTION POWER SYSTEM for IMPROVED SERVICE RELIABILITY.
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Board and leadership roster (9)
JAMES CONNOLLYDIRECTOR
JEFFREY HORNEDIRECTOR
JIM SWEENEYPRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN
KEVIN ARTLDIRECTOR
MICHAEL KRESGESECRETARY TREASURER
MIKE STURINODIRECTOR
TOM KOTARACDIRECTOR
VICKI SCAMANDIRECTOR
WILLIAM NIESMANDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2023
- Location
- 6170 JOLIET ROAD SUITE 200, COUNTRY SIDE, IL 60525
- County
- Cook
- In care of
- JIM SWEENEY
- Primary officer
- JIM SWEENEY, PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- GRAFF BLANSKI & KIM PC
- NTEE classification
- Alliances & Advocacy - Public Education (W01)
- IRS tax category
- Alliances & Advocacy - Public Education