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Barriers in Homer Glen will get second look
Local officials from the Homer Glen traveled to Springfield to meet with Illinois Department of Transportation officials to discuss plans to install raised barrier medians along 159th Street and secured a commitment that the issue will be revisited....Tags: Homer Glen, Business, Christine Radogno, Science and Technology, Springfield
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Flooded Valley View owners caught in a bind
Two weeks after what Valley View residents in unincorporated Glen Ellyn describe as the worst flood event "ever," Tracy and Jerry Roberts and their three children have been living out of a suitcase. Their Arbor Lane split-level home that backs up to...
Tags: Glen Ellyn
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Wilson Street upgrades finally ready to begin
The makeover of Wilson Street – one of Batavia's main arteries – begins next week. Construction crews will be unearthing the downtown's aging sanitary and storm sewers, as well as the water mains under the street and replacing them, creating...
Tags: Panera Bread Company
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Start of La Grange Road project delayed
UPDATE: The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that work scheduled to begin on La Grange Road May 1 has been pushed back to the week of May 6. The work is being done in preparation for the La Grange Road widening project and includes...
Tags: Road Transportation, Business, Chiropractic, Travel, Tinley Park
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More delays for Libertyville road work
State transportation officials said heavy rains in recent weeks caused delays in roadwork north of downtown Libertyville, adding to the collective frustration of local business owners who've grown weary of the ongoing project. The series of storms that...
Tags: Road Transportation, Business, Travel, Transportation
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Speed kills, sure, but what about the time savings?
Change of SubjectBill to raise Illinois interstate speed limit to 70 mph revs up debate 'Business-friendly' measure backed by public sentiment, but IDOT, insurance group say higher rate could increase fatalities. Where are the "if it saves just one innocent life?" folks..... -
Homer Glen officials review vehicle impound rules
Retrieving an impounded vehicle that is connected with illegal activity in Homer Glen, could prove expensive, even for those who are not convicted, under an ordinance approved this week by the village. "Whether they're found guilty or not, the car's at...
Tags: Investments, Local Government, Budgets and Budgeting, Trials, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Teen inventor eyes entrepreneurship
As early as 12, Jonny Cohen was called an inventor. Now, at 17, he's already headed toward a new title: entrepreneur. As a seventh-grader, the Highland Park resident conceived GreenShields — a curved wing atop school buses to decrease drag and...
Tags: Invention and Innovation, Arne Duncan, Technology, Oak Forest, Human Interest
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Bill to raise Illinois interstate speed limit revs up debate
Illinois has its posted highway speed limit and its populist highway speed limit — a fluid relationship based mostly on driver whim and the presence of the gentlemen and ladies in state police squad cars. State Sen. Jim Oberweis, R-Sugar Grove,...
Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Politics, U.S. Congress, Regional Authority, Science and Technology
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Harlem bridge project could be put off with lack of funding
Easier traveling under the bridge at Harlem Avenue could be a long way off unless River Forest and nearby municipalities can secure funding for the $19.4 million project. The River Forest Village Board heard an update this week on a proposal to...Tags: Union Pacific Corporation, Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, Union Pacific Railroad
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Flooding closes roads in Glenview
Tribune reporterA dark blue Chevrolet was stuck in deep water this morning under a Metra bridge on Waukegan Road, north of Golf Road in Glenview, as the area became flooded with several inches of rain. Workers with the Illinois Department of Transportation tried to...Tags: Golf, Glenview, Waukegan, Weather Warnings
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Township tables Homer Glen request on festival sponsorship
Homer Township trustees have tabled a request from the Village of Homer Glen to bar the township and a festival committee from receiving sponsorship from anyone in litigation with the village. The township and the village are scheduled to co-host this...
Tags: Festive Events, Homer Glen, Arts and Culture, Litigation and Regulation, Trials
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