Articles filed under IDOT
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'Harsh and sudden death': How wrong-way crashes are increasing in Illinois and elsewhereJan 30, 2023 4:30 am - By Marni Pyke mpyke@dailyherald.com When Robert Strobl didn't show up for his morning shift at a Naperville gas station, co-workers started to worry. Their instincts wer...
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What's coming around the corner? Vehicles keep crashing onto Elgin homeowner's propertyJan 16, 2023 4:20 am - Christopher Hilton tenses every time a vehicle turns onto his street. And who can blame the Elgin homeowner after multiple crashes into his property? The culprit, Hilto...
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Bumper to bumper: Chicago area ranked worst in the nation for traffic congestionJan 10, 2023 12:00 am - How bad is traffic in the Chicago area? How about worst in the nation, according to a report that finds in 2022 the average local driver lost 155 hours a year to congest...
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Expressway shootings dropped by nearly 40% in 2022. Here's why and where they occurred.Jan 09, 2023 4:30 am - After an eruption of violence in 2021, expressway shootings dropped by nearly 40% in 2022, Illinois State Police data shows. Reports of highway gunplay, almost all in Ch...
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Route 53 task force gives green light to greenway as IDOT demursDec 16, 2022 12:00 am - A state task force on Friday recommended that hundreds of acres bought by the Illinois Department of Transportation to extend Route 53 be converted to a greenway. That w...
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Bye-bye, bottleneck? IDOT wraps up Jane Byrne redo with fanfare and promises of faster commutesDec 14, 2022 12:00 am - After years of explaining why the Jane Byrne Interchange redo was taking so long, state officials had reason to celebrate its substantial completion Wednesday. Rebuildin...
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Byrne Interchange mega-project finally ready to debut with '50% reduction in delays'Dec 13, 2022 11:10 pm - Illinois Department of Transportation engineers are promising a 50% improvement in traffic delays as the interminable Jane Byrne Interchange rebuild wraps up. The recons...
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Travel is spiking as gas prices keep dipping, AAA forecastsDec 13, 2022 4:00 am - Gas prices should continue to dive if winter norms prevail, AAA analysts predicted Monday. "The seasonal pattern of less driving due to shorter days and crummy weather, ...
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What's on the next secretary of state's agendaDec 12, 2022 4:30 am - On Jan. 9, a new Illinois secretary of state will take office for the first time in a quarter-century. Chicago Democrat and former state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias will...
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Who decides on making Route 53 extension land a state park? Enter Pritzker, and road bumpsDec 05, 2022 4:30 am - After decades of agitation, a task force is poised to vote on whether to convert $54.3 million of Lake County land purchased for a highway into a greenway and possible s...