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Group Calls for Stricter Teen Driving Laws

The Illinois Department of Transportation reported teen driving fatalities were at an all-time low in 2013.

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Quinn Releases IDOT Documents

Gov. Pat Quinn's office has released 137 pages of documents related to hiring at the Illinois Department of Transportation.

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Monmouth Attracts New Business

Monmouth’s largest employer is bringing even more business to the city.

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20 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.

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IDOT 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...

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Bicycle Survey Underway in McDonough County

Residents of McDonough County are being asked to provide feedback on how to make the area more bicycle-friendly.

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Full 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...

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State 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.

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Full 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.

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Macomb 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...

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Rural 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...

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Route 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...

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Manager 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...

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Construction 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.

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Months-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...

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"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...

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A 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...

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Q&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...

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Charging 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...

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Update 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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