Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed February 28, 2024
$300M Chicago Project to Untangle Rail Infrastructure
A multi-faceted $300 million project aimed at untangling southside Chicago's vast railroad and roadway infrastructure is well under construction with Stage 1, a critical step in moving forward, completed, and Stage 2 of Phase 3 well under way....
Illinois Tollway - Wed February 14, 2024
Illinois Tollway Board Awards $38.2M for Contracts in January
The Illinois Tollway board of directors approved seven construction and professional engineering contracts totaling $38.2 million at its January board meeting for work included in the Tollway's $1.4 billion capital spending commitment for 2024....
Office of the Governor of Illinois - Wed January 17, 2024
Rebuild Illinois: 5,522 Miles, 553 Bridges, 814 Improvements
Under the leadership of Gov. JB Pritzker and Illinois Transportation Secretary Omer Osman, the Illinois Department of Transportation continued to modernize and revitalize transportation and mobility across the state in 2023....
Illinois Tollway - Wed January 17, 2024
Illinois Tollway Awards More Than $534M In 2023 Contracts
The Illinois Tollway board of directors approved five construction contracts totaling nearly $15 million at its December board meeting, wrapping up investments in 2023 as part of the 12th year of the Move Illinois capital program....
IED/CEG - Tue January 16, 2024
IED Welcomes Third-Generation as It Installs Its 2024 Board of Directors
The Illinois Equipment Distributors (IED) welcomed guests to the 56th Holiday Reception and Installation of Officers on Dec. 14, 2023, at Venuti's Banquets, in Addison, Ill. Michael Morton, the outgoing 2023 IED president, opened the formal social event after a cocktail hour with hors d'oeuvres that began with guests' arrival and networking....
Illinois Tollway - Mon November 20, 2023
Illinois Tollway Awards $335.7M in Contracts in November
The Illinois Tollway board of directors on Nov. 16 approved five construction and professional engineering contracts totaling $335.7 million at its November board meeting, including the last major contract needed to deliver the reconstruction of the I-290/I-88 Interchange on the Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294)....
CE Rentals - Wed November 08, 2023
CE Rentals Feeds Crowd of Customers at Appreciation Open House in Elmhurst, Ill.
More than 150 Chicago-area professional contractors, landscapers and public works teams attended an Oct. 27 Customer Appreciation open house and lunch hosted by CE Rentals in Elmhurst, Ill. Owner Robert Sloan and his team welcomed continuous waves of customers to the newly renovated facility at 441 W....
CEG - Tue November 07, 2023
VIDEO: Luby Equipment Holds Grand Opening in Fairmont City, Illinois
The ribbon was cut on Luby Equipment Services' newest facility on Nov. 3. The new store is located at 921 N 1st St. in Fairmont City, Ill. More than 200 guests, including customers and vendors, were there for the celebration....
CEG/Lincoln Land Community College - Tue October 24, 2023
Lincoln Land Community College Names Diesel Technologies Lab in Honor of Roland Machinery
Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC) in Springfield, Ill., announced Oct. 17 it has received a major gift from Roland Machinery Co. (RMC), also of Springfield, and has named its new Diesel Technologies Lab in honor of the Roland family....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 11, 2023
Chicago's Kennedy Expressway Undergoing $150M Bridge Rehabilitation
Construction crews at work on an ambitious $150 million rehabilitation of the Kennedy Expressway are on track to complete Stage One this fall. The Illinois Department of Transportation's Kennedy Expressway Bridge Rehabilitation Project from Edens Expressway (I-94) junction to Ohio Street is scheduled to span three construction seasons....
