Group Calls for Stricter Teen Driving Laws
The Illinois Department of Transportation reported teen driving fatalities were at an all-time low in 2013.
View ArticleQuinn Releases IDOT Documents
Gov. Pat Quinn's office has released 137 pages of documents related to hiring at the Illinois Department of Transportation.
View ArticleMonmouth Attracts New Business
Monmouth’s largest employer is bringing even more business to the city.
View Article20 Miles by 2020 - Highway 34
Supporters are trying to take advantage of the momentum surrounding a multi-million dollar highway project in west-central Illinois.
View ArticleIDOT Buys Bult Field, Paves Way For South Suburban Airport
Illinois are moving forward with plans for a major airport south of the city of Chicago. Part of that plan includes the State of Illinois owning and operating a small general aviation airport near...
View ArticleBicycle Survey Underway in McDonough County
Residents of McDonough County are being asked to provide feedback on how to make the area more bicycle-friendly.
View ArticleFull Steam Ahead For Amtrak
Amtrak ridership in Illinois has risen in recent years; it's up almost 85 percent from 2006 through last year. That trend developed after the rail service added routes. The train service could grow...
View ArticleState To Help Macomb Police Step Up Late Night Patrols
The Macomb Police Department is getting more than $8,300 from the Illinois Department of Transportation.
View ArticleFull Speed Ahead for Macomb Street Project
The city is completing land acquisitions as part of the plan to improve West Adams Street from Lafayette to Johnson.
View ArticleMacomb Bypass to be Paved
Last fall, then-Governor Pat Quinn allocated nearly $35 million to pave two of the four lanes of the northwest section of the Macomb Bypass. That project will go out to bid in June with construction...
View ArticleRural Needs Take Center Stage at IDOT Meeting
The Illinois Department of Transportation focused on the current and future infrastructure needs of communities, regions, and the state during a stop in Macomb. IDOT Acting Secretary Randy Blankenhorn...
View ArticleRoute 34 Concerns Raised at IDOT Session
Numerous transportation concerns were raised at an Illinois Department of Transportation listening session in Galesburg. The biggest one is about a project that's been discussed for more than two...
View ArticleManager Calls Municipal Airport "Macomb's Best Kept Secret"
Most people visiting Macomb might choose to either drive a car or take an Amtrak train into town. But there is a third option popular among some business executives and other professionals: flying into...
View ArticleConstruction of Macomb Bypass Delayed
The first two lanes of the bypass around Macomb were scheduled to open to motorists this fall. But completion of the project has been pushed back until next spring.
View ArticleMonths-Long Shutdown of Route 34 between Monmouth & Galesburg
The Illinois Department of Transportation said that beginning Monday, April 16, it will close all four lanes of U.S. Route 34 from Illinois 164 east of Monmouth to Main Street in Galesburg to make...
View Article"34 Voices" Hopes to Take a Victory Lap
Much of Route 34 is currently a two-lane road between Monmouth, IL and Burlington, IA. There is no median and not much of a shoulder in many spots. Students in Henderson County in western Illinois are...
View ArticleA National Park Could Replace the I-80 Bridge in the Quad Cities
The Interstate 80 bridge that connects the Illinois and Iowa Quad Cities is due to be replaced. Local environmental activists have talked with the Illinois Department of Transportation to turn the...
View ArticleQ&A: IDOT Secretary Omer Osman On Steering The $45 Billion Rebuild Illinois...
Illinois Secretary of Transportation Omer Osman has called Peoria home for more than 30 years. Gov. JB Pritzker has placed the transportation veteran at the helm of executing the $45 billion Rebuild...
View ArticleCharging Stations Must Become Easier to Find in Illinois, IDOT Secretary Says
Governor J.B. Pritzker is setting an ambitious goal to get 750,000 electric vehicles on Illinois roadways by 2030. To make that happen, state transportation secretary Omer Osman says a massive...
View ArticleUpdate on Highway 34 expansion plan
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDoT) has revised the preferred route for an expanded Highway 34 from Gulfport to Biggsville.
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