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CMAP recommends 1 of 5 south suburban CMAQ/TAP-L program projects
Tinley Creek Trail South. Image courtesy of TrailLink The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning recommended the following south...
Jul 24, 2017


With 2 proposed Will County industrial parks, ‘good timing’ for $1M freight study, offic
Image courtesy of Will County With proposals for two large scale industrial parks in the works — in Crete and Elwood — Will County...
Jul 24, 2017


Funding opportunity: Drive Clean fast charging electric vehicle charging stations
Why consider a municipal DC Fast Charging Station? The market supports it! Chicago is ranked seventh among metropolitan areas for highest...
Jul 12, 2017


Jul 10, 2017


Metra to unveil plans to renovate Homewood Station at meeting
here to read Tim Moran’s story in the Patch. A follow-up story is available here in the Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle.
Jun 28, 2017


Amazon hiring at new Monee location; Pace to offer new route
The electronic industry giant has full-time openings at its Fulfillment Center on Monee-Manhattan Road. Full-time jobs are open at...
Jun 27, 2017


Daily Southtown Editorial Board: “Move quickly, Governor, in developing South Suburban Airport
We stand with these leaders in support of the decades-old proposal, which has long been blocked by political rivalries between Chicago...
Jun 26, 2017


Looming shutdown continues to threaten Southland transportation projects
Midlothian Creek pedestrian bridge in Tinley Park From the widening of a major east-west thoroughfare to replacing a pedestrian bridge...
Jun 26, 2017


Will County hires former IDOT secretary Ann Schneider to push new freight plan
A debate also was sparked on whether to allow citizens in Eastern Will County another chance to comment on the mobility plan, since an...
Jun 20, 2017


IDOT to put brakes on roadwork due to state budget impasse
The Illinois Department of Transportation will shut down roadwork statewide if lawmakers don’t pass a budget by the end of the month,...
Jun 15, 2017


Lake Michigan to get its first maritime highway
Supply Chain Solutions announced at the Rail Supply Chain Summit 2017 in the Union League Club in downtown Chicago it was launching a new...
Jun 14, 2017


Local leaders express strong support for South Suburban Airport
Congresswoman Robin Kelly, joined by 30 other elected leaders, wrote to Governor Bruce Rauner expressing their “collective support for...
Jun 13, 2017


Proposed Metra Electric District schedule information
The proposed new inbound weekday schedule The proposed new outbound weekday schedule The proposed new inbound weekend schedule The...
May 31, 2017


Firms say strong political support needed for South Suburban Airport
Illinois Department of Transportation Secretary Randy Blankenhorn last month requested information from private businesses to see if any...
May 26, 2017


Metra to hold public meetings on proposed Metra Electric District line schedule changes
Metra also would eliminate Saturday service on the Blue Island branch, which does not have Sunday service. Metra said the Saturday...
May 25, 2017


Metra Board approves $3 million contract to renovate Hazel Crest Station
The Metra Board of Directors today approved a $3 million contract to renovate the Hazel Crest Station on the Metra Electric Line. The...
May 25, 2017


Eleven south suburban communities included in Cook County’s 2017 Roadwork Plan
144th and Halsted Street in Riverdale From the Cook County Government web site: Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle unveiled the...
May 18, 2017


191st Street to be extended/new interim assistant village manager named in Tinley
Tinley Park Interim Assistant Village Manager Pat Carr The Tinley Park Village Board approved an agreement clearing the way for an...
May 18, 2017


GLBT also eyes toll road, airport
Frank Patton hopes to construct a toll-based expressway connecting the Indiana Toll Road to four interstates, culminating with Interstate...
May 3, 2017


South suburban airport plans still up in the air
But there’s no indication yet whether Illinois will proceed with the project, which has been in the planning stage for 30 years. The...
Apr 27, 2017
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