Governor Quinn Announces $52.7 Million for Local Transportation Improvement Projects
Cal Sag Trail Press release from the Illinois Government News Network: Governor Pat Quinn [on April 12] announced a $52.7 million...
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Apr 8, 2014
Indiana Toll Road again facing debt problems, possibly Chapter 11
The Journal in an article last week cited people familiar with the matter in reporting a European bank recently sold $500 million of...
Apr 8, 2014
Bridge in Blue Island may reopen
Rita, D-Blue Island, said the Illinois Department of Transportation has approved a $500,000 grant to launch an engineering study of a...
Apr 4, 2014
Small companies look to take part in tollway project
The chance to help build a new tollway through the Southland brought more than 150 mostly small companies to the Tinley Park Convention...
Apr 3, 2014
Letters rattle landowners along planned tollway
The project doesn’t yet have the federal stamp of approval, or “record of decision,” which is expected by May 30. The Illinois Department...
Mar 31, 2014
Appraisals start for Illiana Expressway land purchases
Virginia Hamann, a farmer on the west side of Peotone, said she was shocked to get a letter requesting permission for an on-site...
Mar 31, 2014
Proponents of southeast Metra line say project still on track
But whether that project in Northwest Indiana will have an effect on the Metra plan linking Chicago’s LaSalle Street station to Balmoral...
Mar 19, 2014
April 3: IDOT to host 2nd DBE outreach event for the Illiana Corridor
April 3, 2014 Tinley Park Convention Center, 18451 Convention Center Drive, Tinley Park, IL 60477 Check-in: 1:00 – 1:30 pm...
Mar 18, 2014
New Illinois State Freight Advisory Council Appointed
The news was announced in a press release from the Illinois Department of Transportation: The Illinois Department of Transportation...
Mar 18, 2014
Illiana Expressway eligible for federal loan
Indiana and Illinois are able to apply for a Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act loan program that can lend money at...
Mar 17, 2014
Pace Updates Transit Supportive Guidelines, Offers FREE Design Review
An effective public transit system provides an accessible, efficient, safe, and comfortable trip for commuters. Pace’s recently updated...
Feb 26, 2014
Cook County seeks public input on long range transportation plan
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle set in motion the development of a plan that will look at the County’s transportation...
Feb 25, 2014
Faster Amtrak trains could mean slower traffic on S. Side, suburbs
State officials also will be weighing whether to buy property — and possibly even homes — if they decide to add a third track to the...
Feb 18, 2014
Foes ready to fight Illiana tollway at hearings this week
Opponents are gearing up for a pair of public hearings this week on the latest environmental impact study on the proposed tollway that...
Jan 31, 2014
Einhorn continues quest for e-w bi-state route
Einhorn envisions building a seven-mile link between Crete-Monee Road’s current east end and the current west end of Indiana Route 231....
Jan 28, 2014
Illiana Expressway impacts spotlighted
Building the road could create 14,210 jobs, impact 3,094 acres of farmland, and slightly reduce some air pollution, according to the Tier...
Jan 27, 2014
Illiana Tier Two Draft Environmental Impact Statement Released for Public Comment
The Illinois and Indiana Departments of Transportation (IDOT and INDOT) will host public hearings for the Illiana Tier Two Draft...
Jan 24, 2014
At CSEDC forum, Sen. Dick Durbin discusses news from Washington and the need to invest in local infr
A related story, by Keith Benman of the Times, is available here. Click here to view Dermody Property slides, here for Horton...
Jan 2, 2014
Five bid teams interested in building Illiana Expressway
Some of the firms responding are already involved in public-private partnerships in the bi-state region, including the controlling...
Jan 2, 2014
Oak Forest, Metra Officials Cut Ribbon on New Station
The new station has light green walls, subtle lighting, eight oak benches and a clock inside. There’s a large clock outside designed to...
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