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Nov. 13: Luncheon presentation on logistics opportunities in the Southland
From the Traffic Club of Chicago: November Executive Series Briefing Luncheon Logistics Opportunities in Southland November 13, 2014 ...
Oct 31, 2014
Southland interchange’s time finally arrives
The first ramps linking Interstates 57 and 294 opened to traffic Saturday afternoon, completing the first phase of a full interchange...
Oct 27, 2014
Nov. 12: IL 394 / IL 1 Corridor Study public meeting
Please click here to download the flyer.
Oct 17, 2014
CN Railway opens training center in Homewood
CN CEO Claude Mongeau, Gov. Pat Quinn, Homewood Mayor Rich Hofeld and Rep Robin Kelly officially open CN’s Homewood Training Center. CN...
Oct 15, 2014
Blue Island’s Division Street bridge scheduled to reopen next fall
Photo courtesy of Steve Conro of Bridgerhunter.com. After it was closed more than five years ago because of deterioration issues, local...
Oct 14, 2014
CMAP vote drives Illiana forward
The agency’s policy committee voted 12 to 6 to renew the agency’s GO TO 2040 plan, which includes the Illiana Expressway as a major...
Oct 9, 2014
Move to kill Illiana toll road project falls short
The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning board needed a 12-vote supermajority of its 15 members to remove the Illiana from its...
Oct 8, 2014
CMAP chairman hopes to kill Illiana
Palos Hills Mayor Gerald Bennett, board chairman of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP), said the tollway cannot work as...
Oct 7, 2014
Crucial vote looms on Illiana Tollway
Opponents hope to halt the effort to build the 50-mile, four-lane highway across southern Will County that would link Interstate 55 with...
Oct 6, 2014
Chicago, suburbs tell U.S. to tighten crude-oil train rules
“An incident in a heavily populated area of the city could potentially impact thousands of people in the immediate vicinity of a...
Oct 2, 2014
IDOT gets Southland input on 2015-20 road improvements plan
The meeting was held at the offices of the South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association, 1906 W. 174th St., East Hazel Crest. Worth...
Sep 30, 2014
FHA seeks public comments on Illiana Expressway
The voluminous study is available online at the Illiana Corridor Web site as well at local libraries. The Federal Highway Administration...
Sep 30, 2014
Illiana Corridor Final Environmental Impact Statement Released
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), and the Indiana Department of Transportation...
Sep 26, 2014
Railroad rolling over suburb
Photo courtesy of Chicago Rail Fan Richton Park, like many communities over the years, is fighting what appears to be a losing battle...
Sep 23, 2014
Indiana Toll Road operators declare bankruptcy
Indiana Toll Road Concession Co. filed its petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in federal bankruptcy court in Chicago. The...
Sep 23, 2014
Road salt prices skyrocket
They began placing road salt orders for winter 2014-15 through a state joint purchasing program that seeks to help communities keep costs...
Sep 23, 2014
Federal funds sought to improve Tinley Park intersections
Village Board members voted last week to seek the financial help for intersections at Ridgeland, 84th and 94th avenues, where...
Sep 23, 2014
Sept. 29: IDOT seeks public input on upcoming Multi-Year Program for fiscal years 2016-2021
This is an opportunity to comment on IDOT’s plans for the south suburbs and help identify your community’s priorities. Please click here...
Sep 22, 2014
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