Intersections along Peoria, Hennepin and Ottawa avenues in Dixon are getting upgrades as workers are improving the crosswalks at these corners.

A major overhaul that began in July is expected to wrap up by Nov. 1. Work runs from 10th Avenue to 13th Avenue and includes replacing water service lines with copper, installing new electrical systems and streetlights, replacing curbs and gutters, and pouring new sidewalks.

The first hurdle was crossed for a nearly $10-million bond sale in Kankakee on Monday.

The City of Lockport has released an online survey for community members to offer feedback for the city's strategic plan.

The intersection of North Midland Avenue and Campbell Street in Joliet will be closed from June 25 to July 2 for the water main installation.

Kendall County officials are looking at possible improvements to offices next to or part of the county’s John Street campus, including the public safety center.

In 2022, the Lake County Stormwater Management Commission was awarded a $122 million appropriation from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to complete stormwater capital improvement projects and reduce flooding in hard hit communities countywide.

Lanes along Illinois Route 53 under the I-55 bridge in Bolingbrook will be closed intermittently over the next two weeks.

The updated comprehensive plan will address key topics including land use, transportation and growth management across Kendall County.

IDOT announced that the Ruby Street bridge in Joliet will close for two months starting on July 1, following the reopening of the Jefferson Street bridge.

The $12 million development known as Project Rock will extend the multi-use path that runs west of Heritage Crossing with a pedestrian bridge over the Rock River using the old Illinois Central Railroad piers.

The work zone on outbound Interstate 55 at Joliet Road in Bolingbrook has been reconfigured, according to IDOT. The project is expected to be completed by end of this year.

A park on the southwest side of Chicago marks the starting point for a 60-plus mile pipeline that will bring Lake Michigan water to the Joliet region.

Overnight lane closures and 15-minute full traffic stops are scheduled on Houbolt Road at Interstate 80 in Joliet over Monday and Tuesday.

Joliet, Crest Hill, Shorewood, Romeoville, Minooka and Channahon will celebrate start of 60-mile pipeline for Lake Michigan water at Chicago event.

A bill pending in Springfield would ease the way for Will County to get land for 143rd Street construction in Homer Township, but some county board members are trying to slow it down.

Gov. JB Pritzker says federal government has assured continued funding for project in Will County aimed at blocking Asian carp from Great Lakes.

Joliet Public Works Director Greg Ruddy gave the City Council a bridge update at a council meeting Tuesday night after what he called “a rather lengthy discussion” with IDOT officials earlier in the day.

The Illinois Department of Transportation will begin bridge deck repair work on Illinois Route 126 in Plainfield next month.

The Jefferson Street bridge in downtown Joliet was shut down Wednesday and the Illinois Department of Transportation did not say how long the bridge will be closed.

This year's projects are part of Will County’s five-year Transportation Improvement Plan, mapping out $662 million in local infrastructure spending. 

A new water main is to be installed across the Six Corners intersection of Plainfield Road, Black Road, Ruby Street and Raynor Avenue in Joliet beginning Monday.

A full road closure will be required for the water main work in Joliet on Ward Avenue between Landau and Henderson avenues beginning on Friday.

Drivers will see new lane changes and ramp closures along Interstate 80 in Joliet beginning Tuesday.

New Lenox Road in Joliet will be closed between Briggs Street and Cherry Hill Road starting Monday, Feb. 24.

The $68 million that Joliet will spend on 30 miles of water main replacements this year is the latest expenditure on a program to replace all water mains built before 1970.

$27 million from federal government for overpass on Gougar Road in New Lenox "largest transportation grant in Will County history."

People from around the Channahon-Minooka area got their first glimpse at Canadian National’s plans for the Chicago Logistics Hub, an intermodal hub it hopes to have open in 2028.

The Cass Street bridge over the Des Plaines River in downtown Joliet will close for approximately six weeks beginning Monday.

The Lockport City Council has been in talks with developers about residential properties at two sites in the community. Another housing development will be ready for move-ins by spring.

The Joliet region has been a busy place in 2024, with a lot of business development, infrastructure projects and new housing coming in. But the region also saw some tragedy with a mass shooting and the death of a toddler from neglect and drugs.

Joliet's Jefferson Street bridge and City Hall reopened Friday morning after both were shut down Thursday from a water main break and electrical outage.

A water main break has forced the closure of Joliet City Hall and the downtown Jefferson Street bridge on Thursday.

NorthPoint opponents object to the city of Joliet using its eminent domain power but city officials say they're obligated by previous anniexation agreement.

Asphalt paving, streetlights, and pavement marking installation have been completed on the Indian Boundary Bridge in Plainfield.

Public safety was prioritized in the Will County 2025 fiscal year budget, with public safety and judicial operations making up 62% of the county’s operating budget.

The Illinois Soybean Association commissioned a study to evaluate the economic impact of maintaining reliable bridge infrastructure to efficiently transport farmers’ products to market.

North Des Plaines Street in Joliet, between West Jefferson and West Washington streets, will be closed for two weeks starting on Friday.

North Joliet Street in Joliet, between West Benton and West Crowley streets, will undergo lane closures for road work Thursday through Saturday, beginning Thursday morning.

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Reopening or Ruby St. bridge in Joliet means eastbound section of Rt. 30 closes again.

New Interstate 80 bridges over the Des Plaines River will come with $3.5 million in state money for improvements to neighborhoods below.

The Ruby Street bridge project in downtown Joliet is on again, and the bridge is scheduled to close Thursday.

Eastbound U.S. Route 30 in Joliet between Taylor Street and Western Avenue will temporarily reopen on Thursday, according to the city.

Asphalt paving along the 143rd Street west extension in Plainfield “has been substantially completed” and the final layer of asphalt will be placed in November, according to the village.

The Ruby Street bridge in downtown Joliet will remain open until further notice, the Illinois Department of Transportation said Monday.

Ruby Street bridge in downtown Joliet will close Monday for repairs and upgrades. The improvements are part of converting the Joliet drawbridges over the Des Plaines River to a centralized bridge tender system.

CJ Logistics America and the Korea Ocean Business Corporation – along with their development partners, hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on Oct. 10 for a new state-of-the-art warehouse in Will County.

The city of Joliet plans construction on Theodore Street west of Wesmere Parkway to begin in spring 2025. Construction is underway now east of Wesmere.

Interstate access was opened Monday to more than 309 acres of Joliet land at Interstates 55 and 80 in a development known as the Rock Run Collection.