Traffic

Drivers used to cruising on York Road near I-88 in Oak Brook should prepare for pain, as lane reductions that started this week will continue into 2025.

This Thanksgiving, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office is joining with other law enforcement agencies throughout the state to ensure holiday travelers are buckled up and driving sober.

Metra is offering special one-day passes allowing unlimited travel for $7 on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, and Black Friday, Nov. 29.

City staff has proposed raising local fuel taxes in Joliet to 5 cents a gallon for gasoline and 11 cents a gallon on diesel fuel next year.

DuPage United commemorates recent achievements at annual assembly

North Des Plaines Street in Joliet, between West Jefferson and West Washington streets, will be closed for two weeks starting on Friday.

A car crash Tuesday morning ended in the at-fault vehicle striking a barber shop at the corner of Essington Road and Caton Farm Road in Joliet.

The village of Bourbonnais is experiencing growing pains when it comes to traffic flow on Career Center Road

The Illinois State Police have announced they will be doing extra safe driving patrols throughout December in Will, Cook, DuPage, and Kane counties.

The Lockport Committee of the Whole discussed a proposal by M/I Homes to build a new subdivision south of Cedar Ridge at its meeting on Nov. 6.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office conducted a successful Halloween traffic safety enforcement campaign.

North Joliet Street in Joliet, between West Benton and West Crowley streets, will undergo lane closures for road work Thursday through Saturday, beginning Thursday morning.

The village of Manhattan has signed on to a lawsuit aimed at hemming in a potential 4,000-acre NorthPoint Development warehouse project.

A special prosecutor dropped a driving under the influence charge against a Will County sheriff’s deputy who pleaded guilty to misdemeanor speeding.

A Rockdale man received probation after he pleaded guilty to using his cellphone while he was involved in a vehicle crash that led to the death of pedestrian in Shorewood in 2020.

A Joliet man was seriously injured after he was struck by a pickup truck on West Jefferson Street.

Reopening or Ruby St. bridge in Joliet means eastbound section of Rt. 30 closes again.

New Interstate 80 bridges over the Des Plaines River will come with $3.5 million in state money for improvements to neighborhoods below.

The Ruby Street bridge project in downtown Joliet is on again, and the bridge is scheduled to close Thursday.

Asphalt paving along the 143rd Street west extension in Plainfield “has been substantially completed” and the final layer of asphalt will be placed in November, according to the village.

Ruby Street bridge in downtown Joliet will close Monday for repairs and upgrades. The improvements are part of converting the Joliet drawbridges over the Des Plaines River to a centralized bridge tender system.

From Oct. 19 through Nov. 1, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office will participate in additional traffic safety enforcement efforts to encourage motorists to commit to sober driving, buckling up and following traffic laws.

Automating the Ottawa Street deck is one more step by the city of Joliet as it changes parking downtown.

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.

Interstate access was opened Monday to more than 309 acres of Joliet land at Interstates 55 and 80 in a development known as the Rock Run Collection.

State officials say bridges carrying both directions of Interstate 80 over Hickory Creek, Richards Street and Rowell Avenue/Canadian National Railroad are now substantially complete.

Expect major delays and lane closures along Interstate 55 near Channahon this weekend. Alternate routes are suggested, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.

IDOT has announced a plan for resurfacing and road patching along Chicago Street in Joliet for the next five weekends.

All lanes on Route 6 (Channahon Road) in Joliet are closed between Hollywood Road and Terry Drive Friday morning as Joliet police investigate two crashes.

A section of U.S. Route 30 in Joliet will be closed for more than two months starting Friday for a local water main project.

$1.9 million project includes patching and resurfacing is scheduled to begin this week on Route 6 in Joliet and Channahon.

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.

A section of U.S. Route 30 in Joliet will be closed for more than two months starting Friday. Glenwood Ave. closure is Tuesday and Wednesday.

The Interstate 55 interchange at the border of Joliet and Shorewood will open on Monday. Some lanes will remain closed, but Gov. Pritzker and others will be there for a ribbon-cutting.

Adam Jomant of Lockport is an operations specialist for the Will County 911 System, staff photographer for the Joliet Slammers, freelance photographer, volunteer for the Will County Emergency Management Agency, and avid hiker and storm chaser.

Eastbound Interstate 80 lanes between Houbolt Road and Richards Street in Joliet will be closed for the weekend beginning Friday night.

The railroad crossing at IL Route 113 in Coal City will be closed for repairs beginning on Oct. 7.

A Morris man died after losing control of his motorcycle when he possibly came in contact with a deer in Grundy County on Monday.

The state plans new interchanges at Lockport Street/Airport Road and Route 126 aimed at serving the growing numbers of residents in Plainfield, Romeoville and Bolingbrook. But some are not happy with the idea.

A vehicle reportedly caught on fire following a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 55 in Shorewood on Friday morning, police said.

No citations were issued to the semitrailer driver involved in the deadly crash in Will County. The intersection where the crash occurred only has stop signs on South Center Road.

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

Farmers encourage impatient drivers to consider the size of the equipment and the importance of slowing down when approaching during harvest season.

Mason Santiago, 19, and Tyler R. Koscinski, 20, both of New Lenox, were killed in a crash on Interstate 80 in Will County.

The Illinois Department of Transportation grant will be used to develop a comprehensive plan for Manhattan aimed at improving pedestrian safety and reducing traffic congestion.

The city of Joliet work will be replacing water mains along Plainfield Road, between Black Road and Theodore Street.

Expect ramp and lane closures on Interstate 80, between Houbolt Road and Richards Street, in Joliet, over four weekends beginning, Friday, Sept. 13.

Illinois Route 7 (9th Street) bridge in Lockport among 10 Illinois infrastructure projects in Will County that are mapped out over next 6 years