Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue May 21, 2024
VIDEO: Crews Place Arch On Peoria's McClugage Bridge
A $167 million bridge that may have earned a place in the history books when it was moved into place on the Illinois River is set to open in less than a year. The new eastbound bridge of the tandem McClugage Bridge in Peoria, Ill., is expected to open to traffic in the fall of 2024 after five years and an estimated 900,000 hours of work....
Slag Cement Association - Tue May 21, 2024
Slag Cement Association Hosts Slag Cement School in Alsip, Illinois
The Slag Cement Association (SCA) successfully concluded its third annual Slag Cement School in Alsip, Ill. The educational event, held on April 29 to 30, featured technical presentations on the benefits of slag cement in concrete design and construction, as well as sustainability tools and resources available to the concrete industry....
Office of Mayor Brandon Johnson - Wed May 08, 2024
Officials Break Ground On $300M Terminal 3 at O'Hare International
Mayor Brandon Johnson joined federal and airline partners on April 22 to break ground on the approximately $300 million ElevateT3 project, a massive investment in the airport's aging terminal facilities supported by $90 million in grant funding from President Joe Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)....
Chicago Bears - Wed May 08, 2024
Chicago Bears Announce Plans for New Enclosed Stadium
The Chicago Bears announced the team's plans to privately invest more than $2 billion to cover more than 70 percent of the costs of constructing a new, Chicago Park District-owned enclosed stadium....
Katherine Petrik – CEG Editorial Assistant - Tue March 26, 2024
VIDEO: Komatsu's Hybrid Excavator Goes to Bat for Excavating Firm
Spring is in the air in Illinois. Grass is growing, daffodils are blooming and construction equipment is humming. In Springfield, work is under way on a new sporting venue — Scheels Sports Park at Legacy Pointe....
terex - Mon March 25, 2024
Midwest Crushing & Screening Joins Prostack Distributor Network
ProStack, a global leader in bulk material handling solutions, announced the addition of Midwest Crushing and Screening to its global distributor network. This partnership further expands ProStack's coverage within North America....
CEG/Roland Machinery - Wed March 13, 2024
Roland Machinery Hosts Paving Seminar in Wilmington, Ill.
Roland Machinery Co. hosted a best practice paving seminar at the Local 150 training center in Wilmington, Ill., on Feb. 23. The training site is a 342,000-sq.-ft. facility that has more than 200 pieces of heavy equipment....
Illinois Department of Transportation - Wed March 13, 2024
Red Covered Bridge: Restoring Princeton, Ill., Antique
Princeton's Red Covered Bridge has endured horse-drawn wagons, automobiles, trucks and tourists as well as serving as a picturesque backdrop for countless proms and weddings during its 160 years of existence....
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....
