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U.S. investigating IDOT payments for jobs program
Springfield :: MO :: USA | 1 year ago
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A new state report says federal authorities are investigating the Illinois Department of Transportation for improperly spending road funds on a 2008 summer jobs program. The report released Monday says the states Executive Inspector General pointed
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Hot dog restaurant owner fears loss over roadwork
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 1 year ago
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Petes Famous Hot Dogs and Country Restaurants owner is as steamed as the frankfurters he sells. Im sick of it, Peter Prevenas exclaimed Tuesday, emphasizing his point by pounding his hand on a table in his restaurant at Routes 47 and 64 in Lily Lake.
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Portion of Route 64 could remain closed for months
Lily Lake :: IL :: USA | 1 year ago
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A portion of Route 64 between LaFox Road and Route 47 will remain closed for weeks or even months as crews begin work on reconstructing the intersection of Route 64 and Route 47. The Illinois Department of Transportation closed the portion of the
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Relief ahead for drivers on Congress Parkway
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 1 year ago
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Since 2010, only one of the two Congress spans over the Chicago River connecting the downtown to the Eisenhower, Kennedy and Dan Ryan expressways has been open. Inbound and outbound traffic have been squeezed onto one bridge, causing traffic to back
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The Route 89 Bridge Project
Spring Valley :: NV :: USA | 1 year ago
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It's seemed like the consensus of the people at an informational meeting for the Route 89 Bridge Replacement Project was to keep at least one lane open for traffic flow. It's going to have a major effect on everything we do, Mark Mautino of Mautino
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Roadwork starts Monday on Cicero, Western
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 1 year ago
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There will be temporary and intermittent lane closures during the daytime and overnight hours where construction is taking place along the stretches, which run through Oak Lawn, Alsip, Midlothian, Oak Forest and Country Club Hills. The tentative
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Foley Drive area residents upset by IDOT tree trimming operations
Belleville :: IL :: USA | 1 year ago
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tool goes here Residents along and near Foley Drive in Belleville want to know why Illinois Department of Transportation workers are taking chainsaws to the trees that line and overhang the road. "They've given no reason other than, supposedly, the
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City threatens to halt Meacham Road widening if it gets too big
Rolling Meadows :: IL :: USA | 1 year ago
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Expansion plans for Meacham Road in Rolling Meadows are still in their infancy, but city officials are promising to shut down the entire project if the state insists on widening the road between Emerson Drive and Algonquin Road to five lanes, instead
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IDOT workers face discipline for dumping animal carcasses
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 1 year ago
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Some state transportation workers are facing disciplinary action for dumping animal carcasses on private property in suburban Chicago. Officials with the Illinois Department of Transportation tell the Chicago Sun-Times ( http://bit.ly/woZPp7) and the
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Palatine fighting planned IDOT project
Chicago :: IL :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Hoping to protect Dundee Road businesses and the patrons who shop there, Palatine officials are urging the Illinois Department of Transportation to reconsider a traffic improvement project in the village. The village council Monday approved a
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