Transportation

Work will include replacing a reinforced concrete box culvert in addition to widening the intersection with Penn Corner Road and the installation of a storm sewer.

Removing turn lanes at a McHenry intersection built 20 years ago could reduce crashes, McHenry officials hope.

Plano Mayor Mike Rennels signed a proclamation designating May as ‘Motorcycle Awareness Month.’ The proclamation celebrated the 38 years of A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois, Inc. and the more than 353,000 registered motorcyclists in the state.

Work will patch, mill and resurface roads. Also, sidewalk ramps will be reconstructed to meet ADA standards. The projects will use staged construction with temporary lane and sidewalk closures.

The bridge is located west of Sterling.

A transformation is coming to downtown Yorkville. The city hopes a newly state-awarded near $3 million grant helps spurs a revitalization of the ‘Hydraulic District’s’ businesses and recreational areas.

A $1.50 delivery fee that was part of a transit funding bill that passed the Illinois Senate failed to pass the House, which adjourned early Sunday morning without concurring as some of its tax hikes became too controversial. For now, the fee is not happening.

The city of Kankakee and IDOT held a public meeting on the impending rebuild of the Interstate 57 312 interchange.

Yorkville is about to start cracking-down and ticketing heavy trucks giving residents safety concerns on their neighborhood streets. To alleviate safety concerns, the city council approved an 8-ton weight limit on the streets in Kylyns Ridge and Cannonball Estates.

The much-anticipated Route 47 widening in Woodstock – long expected to start this spring – has been delayed a year, even after much preparation work along the road.

After some two years of reconstruction, Hobbie Avenue, one of Kankakee's main thoroughfares, is nearing its reopening.

The heavier trucks will be denied usage of the residential streets including Blackberry Shore Lane, from the intersection of Northland Lane to the westerly dead end. They will also be denied usage of Northland Lane, High Ridge Lane, and Norton Lane.

Officials quiet on other reform plan details, funding options for transit agencies

Local officials recently gathered to celebrate the completion of the U.S.41 at Stearns School Road intersection project in north-central Lake County.

Due to contractor delays, the start of the closure has been postponed to June.

The open houses are designed to seek feedback on the Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP), Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP), and Human Services Transportation Plan (HSTP).

Only moments after taking his mayoral oath of office, Kankakee Mayor Chris Curtis laid out lofty goals for his second term.

The Will County paratransit service for seniors and people with disabilities now is available in the townships of Plainfield, Channahon and Manhattan.

A pavement replacement project on the U.S. 30 bridge over the Mississippi River between Clinton, Iowa and Fulton will require closing the roadway to traffic from May 7-9. The Illinois 136 bridge, also known as the North Bridge, will close May 12 to Sept. 30.

Huntley has acquired more than 150 acres of land near the intersection of Kreutzer Road and the railroad tracks.

The 2-year project's work zone will be from the U.S. 30 interchange at exit 44 in Rock Falls to just west of the U.S. 30 spur interchange at exit 36.

Lawmakers apparently are close to a deal to resolve one of Springfield’s most hotly contested issues this session: transit reform

Several McHenry County roads could soon see speed-limit reductions, though a county board committee recommended against a majority of the proposed changes.

Read the transcript from our Talk-Line interview featuring the Executive Director of the Reagan Mass Transit District, Greg Gates.

The TALK-LINE interview for April 29 featured the Executive Director of the Reagan Mass Transit District, Greg Gates.

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

The Lake County Division of Transportation and the Illinois Department of Transportation are inviting the public to celebrate the completion of the intersection improvement project at US 41 and Stearns School Road.

The Lake County Division of Transportation recently announced he 2025 construction program that includes $117 million for infrastructure projects to increase driver and pedestrian safety, improve mobility and reduce carbon emissions across Lake County’s transportation system.

Huntley says it's acquiring 12 acres for "future municipal purposes." Could it be for a train station, with the village ID'd as a stop on the new Chicago-to-Rockford line?

Lake in the Hills is trying to help some of the businesses that will be hit by the Randall Road construction.

Sterling’s Second Street road construction project will rebuild 10 blocks.

Prep work for the long-term Route 31 widening project is getting underway, and the city of McHenry has to figure out how much to set aside for its portion.

Reuter received 905 votes to challenger Cameron Magne’s 341, according to Tuesday, April 1, 2025, unofficial election results.

Woodstock is officially on the hook for $16 million for Route 47 widening.

Fulton city officials have announced that the Illinois 136 bridge, also known as the North Bridge, over the Mississippi River will close May 12 for maintenance.

Metra is moving ahead on a new site for train storage along the rail line serving McHenry County, moving storage from Crystal Lake and Barrington for train cars when they're not in use.

RMTD Executive Director Greg Gates said the four medium-duty Ford buses and two minivans will help to replace some of RMTD’s aging vehicles, some with over 300,000 miles on them.

McHenry's City Council wants to see options for Curran Road and Dartmoor Drive after study says a traffic light isn't warranted there.

Serving Lee and Ogle counties, Reagan Mass Transit replaced some aging vehicles with new ones, taking possession March 19.

The Route 47 widening in Woodstock is imminent, but the city is mulling whether to take on debt to cover its share of project-related expenses.

The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that, weather permitting, construction on the bridge carrying Illinois 26, also known as Galena Avenue, over the Union Pacific railroad in Dixon begins this week.

Construction is scheduled to start on Huntley’s Kreutzer Road widening and realignment project later this year, which is expected to finish in 2026.

Construction to widen Randall Road to three lanes from McHenry Avenue in Crystal Lake south to Polaris Drive/Acorn Lane in Lake in the Hills is about to begin. Here’s what you need to know.

Public transportation reform in the Chicago area is at the top of state lawmakers’ to-do list this spring, but exactly what that reform will look like remains unclear

A candidate for mayor voiced some concerns this week for newly approved bus route changes in DeKalb. The changes, which city staff said were meant to address safety, ridership numbers and route efficiency, take effect March 9.

Event is from 3-7 p.m., Monday, March 10 in the River Room at the Nash Recreation Center, 304 S 5th St, Oregon.

Route changes could be coming to DeKalb’s public transit operations, with new bus schedules going into effect next month. Proposed changes would address safety, NIU student weekend traffic, ridership numbers and more, documents show.

In June, IDOT published its latest multi-year plan, an outline of how it will spend $41.4 billion on improvements to highways, railroads, transit and more between fiscal years 2025 and 2030

Several inches of light, fluffy snow fell across Sterling and Dixon on Wednesday afternoon.

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