Articles filed under IDOT
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Is road work next victim of state budget gridlock?Jun 16, 2016 1:00 am - Add orange cones and thousands of construction workers to the out-of-a-job list if state leaders don't come up with a budget soon, Illinois Department of Transportation ...
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Fairfield Road to closeJun 09, 2016 1:00 am - Fairfield Road north of Grand Avenue (Route 132) in Lake Villa will be closed beginning Monday, June 13, weather permitting. Northbound traffic will be directed west on ...
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Fairfield Road to close in Lake VillaJun 08, 2016 1:00 am - Fairfield Road north of Grand Avenue (Route 132) in Lake Villa will be closed beginning Monday, June 13, weather permitting. Northbound traffic will be directed west on ...
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Inflatable rat at tollway HQ brings home state's political divideJun 06, 2016 5:00 am - A large inflatable rat making itself at home on the Illinois tollway's front lawn may put the agency in the unusual position of protesting itself. That's because the gi...
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Beware of Route 60 work in Fremont TownshipJun 06, 2016 1:00 am - Drivers will need to find a way around Route 60 between Cedar Lake and Fairfield roads in Fremont Township this week. The Illinois Department of Transportation project c...
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Roadwork to close Route 60Jun 02, 2016 1:00 am - Editor's note: A brief about the start of a road construction project Monday on a portion of Route 60 in Fremont Township listed the wrong agency handling the work. ...
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What to do with Routes 83, 137 in Grayslake area?May 31, 2016 5:00 am - Decades ago, driving along Route 83 in the Grayslake area was more relaxed. “We could talk to our neighbors across the street. It was almost like a side street 37 years ...
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IDOT wants express toll lane on I-55May 30, 2016 7:00 am - Stuck in traffic on I-55 after an IDOT hearing on adding a tolled lane to that highway, I was late for preschool pickup and paid the price - $10 plus guilt. Had there be...
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IDOT's new spending plan includes widening eastbound KennedyMay 26, 2016 1:00 am - There's a little more gas in IDOT's tank this year thanks to federal aid, but the $11.2 billion multiyear highway and bridge plan is still eclipsed by previous years. Il...
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What's your roadwork safety IQ? Take our testApr 12, 2016 1:00 am - Despite a relatively mild winter, the number of people dying in crashes in Illinois this year rose by 37 percent as of Tuesday, one reason state authorities urged driver...