Transportation

In McHenry County, federal money has been used in far-reaching ways, helping fund roadwork, health care programs, nonprofit programs for those in need, specialty courts, workforce housing and much more.

Council hopes to land Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity grant for work at Griswold and Woodburn avenues.

Woodstock is getting closer to getting a Metra rail yard that would be moved from Crystal Lake. Officials say the change would benefit both towns and Metra UP-Northwest riders.

The clock is ticking for transit agencies facing a crater-sized budget hole, Metra Executive Director Jim Derwinski has warned.

The Dixon City Council meets at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, on the second floor of City Hall, 121 W. Second St. in Dixon.

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

Every dollar donated to Herald Angels supports the initiatives of United Way of Will County community partners.The total donations for the 2024 holiday season exceeded $20,000.

Marengo is along the proposed Rockford line. Officials want a stop.

The Chicago regional public transportation system is facing a fiscal cliff without new funding. Where does McHenry County fit into the funding picture?

Dabney Services is a towing, recovery and repair business in Dixon specializing in oversized vehicles, including commercial trucks, farm equipment and oversized loads.

Nearly 11,000 riders in Will County this year used the Pace Dial-a-Ride service, which primarily provides transportation for the elderly and disabled people.

The Crystal Lake Historic Preservation Commission wants to submit the downtown train depot to the National Register of Historic Places.

The $2 billion “Bridging the Future” capital plan will help modernize the Illinois Tollway’s infrastructure to help support future projects while addressing maintenance issues along the five roadways on the Tollway system, including I-88.

Illinois tollway leaders approved a new $2 billion, seven-year capital program Thursday that includes improvements to trouble spots in Cook, DuPage and Lake counties.

For McHenry County-area residents who travel on Route 14 toward the city, a new underpass in Barrington should ease train crossing congestion along the way.

DuPage County Board members have authorized the use of a part of the county fairgrounds in Wheaton for a new transportation facility, though the decision was not unanimous.

As ridership grows, Pace is expanding service on a number of popular routes in Cook, DuPage and Lake counties.

The widening of Route 47 through the heart of Woodstock is due to begin in June and last about two years.

The wideining of Route 47 through Woodstock is near. Here's what you need to know.

In partnership with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, the Illinois Department of Transportation, and five other counties in northeastern Illinois, Lake County has announced its involvement in Safe Travel for All.

The need for assistance has continued to rise in Will County since the COVID-19 pandemic. And that need is highest among families working one or more jobs.

A DuPage County Board committee has given preliminary approval for a proposal to use land at the fairgrounds property in Wheaton for a sprawling new highway maintenance facility.

DuPage County Board members this week signaled support for using fairground property for a new multimillion-dollar transportation complex.

Sterling has been awarded over $300,000 in federal grant funding to improve road safety, U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Rockford, announced Monday.

Several road closures in and around the downtown Rock Falls area are planned for Friday, Nov. 22, because of events surrounding the Rock Falls Chamber Hometown Holidays.

DuPage County is eyeing the possibility of putting a multimillion-dollar transportation complex on the county fairgrounds property in Wheaton.

The center will bring 55 full-time jobs and amenities that include gas stations, electric vehicle charging stations, a restaurant, convenience store and over 80 short-term overnight parking spaces for long-haul truckers.

The Lincoln Highway Commission’s mission was to create a thoroughfare across America. The route began at Times Square in New York City and ended in Lincoln Park in San Francisco.

Traffic is being rerouted.

The Lake County Division of Transportation is nearing completion on a preliminary engineering study for improvements to Rollins Road in Fox Lake.

The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced construction will begin on the bridge carrying U.S. 30 over the Union Pacific Railroad in Lee County.

Work scheduled to be completed by Nov. 1.

Drivers on several McHenry County roads will need to slow down going forward.

The city of Joliet will be working with the state of Illinois on an engineering study for a potential grade separation project at the Laraway Road and Union Pacific Railroad grade crossing.

Funding for public transportation has become a top priority for some lawmakers over the past two years as transit agencies in Chicago area have sounded alarm bells on a looming financial crisis.

The Village of Minooka released a statement Friday afternoon voicing its concern over the heavy truck traffic that a Canadian National logistics hub currently in the planning process would bring to the city, though the hub, itself, will be in Channahon.

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.

Work will begin Monday on Richards Street, between Colburn and Fifth avenues, in Joliet, according to an announcement by the Illinois Department of Transportation.The $20 million project will rebuild the road and rehabilitate the bridge over Hickory Creek.

Joliet city officials now call tram a shuttle, compare it to past trolley bus used to shuttle residents around downtown.

The council at its meeting Monday night approved appropriating $655,203, or as much as is needed, to match the required funding to complete the proposed bike path.

The one-lane closure will be on South Galena Avenue between Third and Sixth streets.

The Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60C announced Tuesday morning that it has decided not to dissolve and outsource the district's transportation.

A meeting focusing on the future of Wilmington-Peotone Road, between Interstate 55 and Drecksler Road, in Will County will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 9.

On Sept. 19, the Illinois Senate Transportation Committee held a hearing on the state of public transit and its impact on climate change at Lake County’s Central Permit Facility in Libertyville.

The work zone is east of Prairieville Road outside of Sterling. Work will repair an inlet in the median. One lane will be closed in each direction to do the work.

Once completed, the pathway would start south of the railroad tracks at the corner of Nachusa Avenue and Broadway Street. It would continue south until it reaches Bloody Gulch Road, where it would swing east and tie into the city’s Gateway development.

New interchange planned for Lockport Street/Airport Road. Route 126 interchange would be reconstructed.

The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning is launching a major survey called My Daily Travel this fall to better understand the travel needs of residents in northeastern Illinois, including Lake County.

Town Hall Road and Melugins Grove Road will be closed south of U.S. 30 and will have marked detours during the project.

Plans to extend rail service between Chicago and Rockford is the topic of public meetings Tuesday in Elgin and Wednesday in Huntley. Stops are planned for both towns.