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'Amtrak mislead me': Ald. Nicole Lee on the fight against Amtrak's Bridgeport 24/7 rail facility

Following a City Council transportation committee hearing where alders questioned Amtrak representatives about an environmental review and the timeline, 11th Ward Alderman Nicole Lee joins the Chicago Report to discuss the community pushback against the proposed Bridgeport rail maintenance facility. She explains how the controversial project ties into the real estate shuffle for a new White Sox stadium in the South Loop, and why she feels like early conversations with Amtrak representatives were misleading.