Trail King - Wed November 03, 2021
Trail King Industries Adding Two New Dealers to Network
Trail King Industries, a North American trailer manufacturer, continues to expand its dealer network. Recently, the company announced the addition of two new dealers to its network:Frost Machines — Cody, Wyo....
Illinois Tollway - Wed October 27, 2021
Illinois Tollway Approves $332.2M for Construction, Professional Contracts
The Illinois Tollway board of directors on Oct. 21 approved three construction and professional engineering services contracts totaling more than $332.2 million, including contracts supporting construction of the new I-490 Tollway and reconstruction of the Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294)....
Katherine Petrik – CEG Editorial Assistant - Wed October 27, 2021
Illinois Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Gary Rabine Makes His Case With IED
The Illinois Equipment Distributors' (IED) held its annual business meeting on Oct. 20 at Venuti's Italian Restaurant in Addison, Ill. Gary Rabine, Republican candidate for Governor of Illinois, was invited to speak to members of the organization....
IAAP - Tue October 26, 2021
IAAP Sees Strong Support at Its Annual Golf Outing
A beautiful day welcomed 183 golfers to the Sept. 16 golf outing held at WeaverRidge and Coyote Creek golf clubs in Peoria, Ill. Due to the strong support of everyone attending, this outing raised $10,920 for the IAAP Political Action Committee....
John Deere - Thu October 14, 2021
Special Application Vehicles are Equipped to Help First Responders
For several years the fire fighters in Silvis, Ill., tried unsuccessfully to find funding for a Special Applications Vehicle (SAV) to fight grass fires and other community emergencies. That's why when they recently received a SAV, donated by John Deere, it created so much excitement in the department, Silvis Fire Chief John Winters said....
CEG - Wed September 29, 2021
Altorfer CAT Celebrates Opening of Its New Illinois Facilities
To celebrate the opening of its new facilities, Altorfer CAT celebrated with its customers at open houses throughout the month of September. The four new locations are in Mokena, Ill., East Dundee, Ill., Addison, Ill., and Naperville, Ill....
Illinois Tollway - Tue September 28, 2021
Illinois Tollway Board Awards $103M for Construction, Engineering Contracts
The Illinois Tollway Board of Directors approved 11 construction and professional engineering services contracts totaling more than $103.3 million at its September board meeting, including construction of a new maintenance facility to serve the eastern end of the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90)....
Hauser Group - Mon September 27, 2021
Merchants Bridge Reconstruction Project Reaches Major Milestone
The $222 million project to replace the Merchants Bridge that links Missouri and Illinois at downtown St. Louis reached a major milestone Sept. 17, with the first of three new trusses being installed. Dating back to 1890, the Merchants Bridge serves six Class I railroads and Amtrak to cross the Mississippi River at St....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed September 15, 2021
Crews Install Largest Concrete Beams Manufactured in Midwest On Tri-State Tollway's $4B Project
Crews in Illinois are carefully choreographing the placement of the largest concrete beams ever manufactured in the Midwest, as they continue reconstructing the Central Tri-State Tollway. The task under way is anything but routine....
Office of Gov. Pritzker - Tue September 14, 2021
Ground Breaks On $216.8M I-57/74 Project
Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation were joined Aug. 23 by local officials and community leaders to announce the start of construction on a new Interstate 57/74 interchange, one of the cornerstone projects of the governor's historic, bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital program....
