Illinois Department of Transportation Archives

State unveils six-year road, bridge improvement plan

— July 21, 2020

SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker joined Illinois Department of Transportation officials Tuesday, July 21 to unveil a six-year, $21.3 billion statewide road and bridge improvement…

Work begins Wednesday on rebuilding U.S. Route 150 bridge over Interstate 57
— July 7, 2020

The Illinois Department of Transportation begins work Wednesday, July 8 on a $8.4 million project to replace the U.S. 150 bridge over Interstate 57. The project is one of the first…
Metro East news briefs
— May 6, 2020

Scott AFB reservists called to NY COVID-19 care Approximately 20 reserve citizen airmen from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) 932nd Airlift Wing, stationed at Scott Air Force Base, were mobilized,…
Granite City Harbor is first Illinois Freight project completed
— January 22, 2020

A million-dollar update of the Granite City Harbor has become the first project completed under an Illinois freight infrastructure development program. The America’s Central…
‘Millburn Strangler’ getting closer to extinction
— November 21, 2019

The days of the “Millburn Strangler” and its legendary traffic snarls along Route 45 will soon pass into memory, as the western bypass is now open and steams toward its completion….

IDOT truck hit; man charged with DUI
— May 20, 2020

A Chicago man is facing a drunken driving charge after allegedly hitting an IDOT maintenance truck called to the scene of another accident. Jamar Williams, 39, faces driving under the…
R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Farm values enhanced by market turmoil?
— April 2, 2020

Our thoughts and actions are dominated by the COVID-19, or novel (as in new) coronavirus pandemic, and its tentacles have intruded into every aspect of daily life, including agriculture….
Tazewell County news briefs
— December 18, 2019

EAST PEORIA Police investigate vehicle burglaries near ICC A number of vehicles were burglarized during the early morning hours of Dec. 6 in the Illinois Central College area of the…