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Electrical work scheduled to begin on I-80 this week
The Illinois Department of Transportation expects to begin installing fiber optic cable on Interstate 80 from 80th Avenue in Tinley Park to Cicero Avenue in Country Club Hills Monday morning. The Illinois Department of Transportation expects to begin...Tags: Tinley Park
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Work to begin soon to connect La Grange Road to Ravinia at 156th
Another construction project is set to begin in Orland Park next week when crews begin work to connect La Grange Road to Ravinia Avenue at 156th Street. The project will create one more link between the retail-dominated La Grange Road and Ravinia, which...Tags: Science and Technology, Travel, La Grange, Road Transportation, Technology
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Less than half of state road fund money went for construction
Less than half of the money that the state has spent from its road fund in the last two years actually went to pay for direct construction costs, according to a report issued Tuesday. The majority of payments in fiscal 2012 and 2011 went to cover...
Tags: Science and Technology, Health Insurance Cost, Pat Quinn, Construction, Illinois Governor
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Red Line going offline during reconstruction
The CTA Dan Ryan Line was state-of-the-art when it opened in 1969 on Chicago's South Side. Today, almost 44 years later, service has become feeble. About 40 percent of the Red Line south branch is mired in slow zones because of severe track...
Tags: Highway Transportation, Travel, Railway Transportation, John Hancock Center, Metra
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Controversial Willow Road project underway in Northfield
Some Northfield residents are feeling early dread related to gnarled traffic and safety concerns on Willow Road, where work has just begun on a two-year, $27 million project to widen the road to four lanes throughout the village. The project, managed by...
Tags: Business, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Northfield
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Whoa!
A bill that would raise the speed limits on Illinois highways recently blew through the state Senate. We urge the House members to slow it down. They're missing some important warning signs. Under the measure, approved 41-6, Illinois motorists would be...
Tags: Highway Transportation, Kwame Raoul, U.S. Congress, Politics
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Barriers in Homer Glen will get second look
Local officials from the Homer Glen traveled to Springfield to meet with Illinois Department of Transportation officials to discuss plans to install raised barrier medians along 159th Street and secured a commitment that the issue will be revisited....Tags: Science and Technology, Homer Glen, Christine Radogno, James B. Durkin, Business
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Start of La Grange Road project delayed
UPDATE: The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that work scheduled to begin on La Grange Road May 1 has been pushed back to the week of May 6. The work is being done in preparation for the La Grange Road widening project and includes...
Tags: Orland Park, Travel, Business, La Grange, Chiropractic
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Wilson Street upgrades finally ready to begin
The makeover of Wilson Street – one of Batavia's main arteries – begins next week. Construction crews will be unearthing the downtown's aging sanitary and storm sewers, as well as the water mains under the street and replacing them, creating...
Tags: Panera Bread Company
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Flooded Valley View owners caught in a bind
Two weeks after what Valley View residents in unincorporated Glen Ellyn describe as the worst flood event "ever," Tracy and Jerry Roberts and their three children have been living out of a suitcase. Their Arbor Lane split-level home that backs up to...
Tags: Glen Ellyn
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More delays for Libertyville road work
State transportation officials said heavy rains in recent weeks caused delays in roadwork north of downtown Libertyville, adding to the collective frustration of local business owners who've grown weary of the ongoing project. The series of storms that...
Tags: Travel, Business, Road Transportation, Transportation
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Speed kills, sure, but what about the time savings?
Change of SubjectBill to raise Illinois interstate speed limit to 70 mph revs up debate 'Business-friendly' measure backed by public sentiment, but IDOT, insurance group say higher rate could increase fatalities. Where are the "if it saves just one innocent life?" folks.....
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