BIC - Wed October 30, 2019
BIC to Host Circle Concrete Retirement Sale in Zion, Ill.
After nearly 60 years, a long-standing family business will be closing its doors, as the owners will be retiring. BIC Auctions is hosting a two-day, Circle Concrete retirement auction Dec. 4 to 5, 2019....
The Walsh Group - Wed October 30, 2019
Walsh Breaks Ground on $2.1B CTA Project
Walsh Construction and joint venture partner Fluor Corporation have broken ground on Phase One of the Chicago Transit Authority's (CTA) Red and Purple Line Modernization Program. The $2.1 billion project is the largest capital improvement in the history of the CTA....
Kim Phelan - Tue October 29, 2019
CE Rentals Hosts Second Annual Oktoberfest, Demo Day
The Second Annual Oktoberfest Open House and Demo Day at Contractors Equipment Rentals, also known as CE Rentals, drew a big crowd of concrete, paving and landscaping contractors, municipality teams, as well as folks from the Illinois DOT on Oct....
Terex Trucks - Tue October 29, 2019
Terex Trucks Signs Thoesen Tractor & Equipment as New Dealer in Chicago Area
Terex Trucks is bringing its TA300 and TA400 articulated haulers to even more customers in the United States now that the company has signed Thoesen Tractor & Equipment as its new dealer for the Chicago area....
IAPP - Wed October 16, 2019
Illinois Assoc. of Aggregate Producers Members Gather
A beautiful day welcomed 166 golfers to the Sept. 9 Golf Outing held at WeaverRidge and Coyote Creek golf clubs in Peoria, Ill. Due to the strong support of everyone attending, this outing raised $9,960 for the IAAP Political Action Committee....
CEG - Wed October 16, 2019
Alex Lyon & Son Preps for Winter With Snow Equipment Sale
Lemont (Chicago), Ill., was the site of Alex Lyon & Son's late-model snow equipment sale on Oct. 12. These machines had low hours and mileage. Highlighted items included rubber tire loaders, hydraulic excavators, skid steers, snow plow trucks, dump trucks, snow pushers and more from manufacturers including Caterpillar, Bobcat, Volvo, Case and more....
CEG - Tue October 01, 2019
Thoesen Tractor & Equipment Celebrates 50th Anniversary
On Sept. 6, employees, customers and vendors gathered in Lynwood, Ill., to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Thoesen Tractor & Equipment. The company was founded in 1969 when Peter Thoesen, who worked as a service manager at the local Caterpillar dealer, struck out on his own....
CEG - Tue October 01, 2019
Ritchie Bros. Hosts Successful September Sale in Chicago
More than 4,000 bidders participated online and in person at Ritchie Bros.' multi-million-dollar unreserved public equipment auction in Chicago, Ill., on Sept. 18, 2019. With bidders from 43 countries, approximately 61 percent of the equipment in the auction was sold to out-of-state buyers, from as far away as Germany, India and Singapore....
CEG - Tue September 17, 2019
Dealers Demonstrate Iron as 'Vendor Equipment Showcase' Makes Its Debut at 132nd Annual Sandwich Fair in Illinois
Since 1888, Sandwich, Ill., has hosted what has become one of the oldest continuous county fairs in the state. The DeKalb County event has evolved from an annual livestock show, to what is now a five-day event featuring harness racing, concerts, an antique car show and more....
West Side Tractor Sales - Tue September 17, 2019
West Side Tractor Sales Receives Community Service Award
The Family Business Center at Loyola University Chicago's Quinlan School of Business announced West Side Tractor Sales has been selected as the recipient of the 2019 Illinois Family Business of the Year Community Service Award....
