Articles filed under IDOT
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Algonquin to build new path, widen Highland AvenueFeb 25, 2015 12:00 am - Algonquin is applying for state funds to build next year a new "shared-use" path for walking, bicycling, and inline skating. The path will run along Highland Avenue fro...
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Des Plaines streetlight plans at Lee and Forest move forwardFeb 19, 2015 12:00 am - Plans to install a traffic signal at the intersection of Lee Street and Forest Avenue in Des Plaines are moving along. The city council this week approved a letter of co...
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IDOT hired 1,765 after Rauner asked for freezeFeb 03, 2015 12:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner's request for a hiring freeze fizzled at the Illinois Department of Transportation, where 1,765 workers were added following his Nov. 4 election. About...
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Mount Prospect weighs easing turn restrictions at Millers LaneJan 25, 2015 12:01 am - When Mount Prospect's Millers Station subdivision was built in 1993, the original plan was to allow right turns from Millers Lane onto Central Road. But concerns from n...
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Work continues in Lake Barrington on fifth roundabout in Lake CountyJan 11, 2015 6:00 am - Work continues in Lake Barrington on fifth roundabout in Lake County
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Route 53 extension: Hopes and concerns of those along the corridorOct 27, 2014 5:30 am - Second of two parts The prospect of a Route 53 extension has been part of life in central Lake County for five decades. Plans have come and gone. The debate over whether...
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A last chance to end 50-year Rt. 53 extension struggleOct 26, 2014 7:00 am - Hope grows for an end to the fight between traffic and the environment in Lake County
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Editorial: A more transparent, inclusive Route 53 effortOct 26, 2014 5:01 am - For 50 years, the battle line over the future of Route 53 has been drawn at Lake-Cook Road. The history of the proposed northward extension into central Lake County has ...
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Coming Sunday: Special report on Route 53Oct 24, 2014 10:01 am - The newest incarnation in the 50-year struggle to extend Route 53 north into central Lake County is heading to a make-or-break decision about its future. Starting Sunday, read Mick Zawislak's two-part report, which includes videos, photos, detailed map/graphics and an interactive Web map/graphic.
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Illiana gets go-ahead from planning boardOct 09, 2014 1:01 am - The political chewtoy that is the Illiana Expressway might have received the definitive go-ahead Thursday after a close vote in favor of the project by the Metropolitan ...