Short-term road closures may be required throughout St. Charles as public works crews ramp up the city’s 2026 Roadway Resurfacing Project. Construction for the project is expected to last from June through late November.

Yorkville held a public hearing regarding the proposed amendment requesting the extension but there was no discussion by or further explanation from city staff during the June 9 City Council meeting.

The Hillcrest Village Board heard an update June 10 from Village Engineer Kaitlin Wright of Baxter & Woodman on a short-term repair of the currently closed Hemstock Road bridge.

A section less than a block long will be closed to provide access for a crane.

The Rochelle Elementary School District Board of Education heard an update June 10 on its current Tilton Elementary School addition project.

Reconstruction of the crosswalks at Peoria Avenue and West Second Street in Dixon was in full swing Tuesday.

After a water main break in a subdivision in Yorkville a few weeks ago, the city is gearing up for an infrastructure overhaul. Workers are replacing older pipes around Illinis Route 126 and also along Game Farm Road and the Beecher Center area.

Olive Garden will be the first sit-down national chain restaurant in the Kendall Marketplace, according to the city.

Drivers in Batavia should expect traffic delays as construction crews close lanes of a busy thoroughfare.

Crosswalks at three areas in downtown Dixon are under reconstruction.

The multi-use path, which will eventually run to Sauk Valley Community College, is set to enter its next construction phase.

This city of Yorkville is hosting a public hearing for the annexation agreement amendment during the June 9 City Council meeting.

First Avenue from Eighth Street to Second Street will experience intermittent lane closures to through traffic beginning at 7 a.m. June 9.

The city of Yorkville applied for and received a Local Project Funding grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation.

Work recently started on the construction of a roundabout at Wolfs Crossing and Douglas Road in Oswego as part of a continuing effort to improve safety and ease traffic congestion along the road.

State Rep. Jed Davis, R- Yorkville, introduced legislation that has not advanced in Springfield, but he said his proposal of public referendums before city data center approval must enter the statewide conversation.

A Scott Street resurfacing project in downtown Joliet will start Friday and run until August.

Yorkville is debating how many 200-year-old oak trees to cut down along Blackberry Oaks Golf Course as part of its Kennedy Road expansion project to accommodate the growing Grande Reserve subdivision.

The 14,900 square-foot addition to Jefferson Elementary School, located at 2651 Glenwood Ave, is the final of three large projects funded by the $99.5 million referendum approved by votntary school.

The work will require traffic to be reduced to a single lane in each direction beginning Monday, the city of Joliet said.

Indiana and Wisconsin continued to lead the way with year-over-year increases of 8% and 7%, respectively, while Iowa was up 2% and Illinois fell by 2% from April 1, 2025, to April 1, 2026.

Illinois Route 53 will be reduced from two lanes to one in both directions between Schweitzer and Hoff roads for the duration of the project.

If planning on driving on I-80 through Joliet over the next four weekends, plan for lane closures and delays.

This lawsuit is taking aim at the 540-acre Project Steel and its 16 two-story warehouses to be built over a 20-year construction period along the Eldamain Road corridor in Yorkville.

The gym is one of the final elements to be finished in the new 171,000 square-foot Hufford Junior High School, which is approximately a third larger than the current building.

The long-awaited construction of the new I-57 interchange at East Court Street nears the bidding process.

Lane closures along Kirk Road near St. Charles are expected to delay drivers, as the railroad works on improving a roadway crossing. A detour has been posted to direct people away from the construction zone.

Yorkville city officials shed some light on a potential Tax Increment Financing (TIF) assistance plan to spur redevelopment of the Greiter Building, located adjacent to Southbank Original Barbecue.

The first phase of brick replacement work is focusing on the area around Riverfront Park’s main shelter. Each phase is expected to take several weeks.

While federal funding has run dry for the study to remove the downtown dam in St. Charles, the city is considering a resolution to clarify its position of keeping the waterway impoundment. The resolution is being discussed during a May 18 city meeting.

Pulte Homes has proposed a 93 single-family home and 12 townhome units subdivision plan in St. Charles at the former-industrial site of Applied Composites. The developers are asking for $3M in financial incentives and are refusing to build any affordable housing units on-site.

The transformation of a former downtown Kankakee funeral home into an apartment development is set to being.

The three-week closure of the nature preserve in Homer Glen is necessary for the entrance road to be replaced.

As we head into road travel season, here’s a brief glance at the construction work that could cause backups along Illinois Route 71 and Illinois Route 47 in the Kendall and Grundy counties region.

The City of Lockport has approved a contract for the demolition of the former Dellwood Tire property and surrounding buildings for future development.

The City of Lockport voted to approve the concept plan for a new residential development between Smith Road and Basham Drive.

As summer roadwork season revs up, drivers will navigate major projects across DuPage County.

The repairs are anticipated to be completed and the lane reopened by 5 a.m. Tuesday, weather permitting, the Illinois Department of Transportation said.

Inspections on both bridges are expected to be completed by May 23, weather permitting, the Illinois Department of Transportation said.

Traffic back-ups along Illinois Route 31 are expected in St. Charles starting Monday, May 11 as workers reduce roadway lanes to repair a water main.

The city of Rochelle’s work on three ongoing construction projects in its downtown area is progressing to new phases with a planned total completion date of the end of 2026, Interim City Manager and City Engineer Sam Tesreau said May 6.

As part of a larger $4.3 million downtown revitalization project, the city of Yorkville is trying to spur redevelopment of the Greiter Building, 123 E. Hydraulic Avenue.

Part of a bike path in St. Charles behind Riverside Avenue (Illinois Route 25) near the Fox River is expected to reopen sometime Friday, after crews repair a ruptured water main, according to the city.

Construction recently began on a Memorial Plaza project on the south side of the historic Ogle County Courthouse property.

The township includes the city of Plano and the eastern edge of Sandwich. It also contains the unincorporated community of Little Rock.

A group of Gomper's Junior High students and their teacher discovered the hiding place of a time capsule left by students at the school over 50 years ago.

The closures are necessary to safely install steel beams on the I-80 bridge over Interstate 55, the Illinois Department of Transportation said.

The plan authorizes $376 million in funding for grade crossing safety improvements and highway-rail grade separations at approximately 387 crossing locations.

Patching and resurfacing of portions of Channahon Road (U.S. Route 6) in Joliet will begin on Monday, May 4.

Moving into the height of roadway construction season, the city of Yorkville approved another $3.8 million in improvements, ranging from roadway resurfacing and concrete patching.