Construction

The Lockport City Council reviewed a lease agreement with Lockport Township to temporarily relocate city meetings to the township building during Central Square renovations later this year.

The following lane closures in Will County will remain in place during the holiday weekend, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.

The Illinois Department of Transportation will begin bridge deck repair work on Illinois Route 126 in Plainfield next month.

Construction on Peace Road, Between Route 64 and Freed Road in Sycamore, is underway. The Peace Road work is just one of the projects planned by the DeKalb County Highway Department for 2025.

The Illinois Route 7 channelization project in Lockport will move into its second phase on Thursday.

The city is closing Boombah Boulevard on Thursday, May 15, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. A detour has been designated, taking drivers along Corneils Road to Route 47.

Bluegrass Burger Bash Day at The Curator's Cafe in Joliet features a grass-fed bluegrass burger from Hauert Farms in Elwood along with live music from 5 to 7 p.m.

The Illinois Route 7 construction project in Lockport is proceeding on schedule and will soon be entering a new traffic pattern this week.

Applications now being accepte for new nine-week apprenticeship program designed to strengthen the local construction workforce pipeline in Will County.

The new Elwood location allows Hardings Inc. to offer Hyundai equipment to Chicago area customers.

Illinois Department of Transportation crews are set to resurface a stretch of Roosevelt Road from West Chicago to Wheaton.

The city of Joliet will begin work on several streets that will lead to closures and lane reconfigurations beginning Monday.

Construction work will mean Black Road is reduced to one lane in each direction from 129th Infantry Drive to Springfield Avenue in Joliet.

The city announced a new configuration of downtown Joliet road closures starting Tuesday.

This year's projects are part of Will County’s five-year Transportation Improvement Plan, mapping out $662 million in local infrastructure spending. 

The Lake Villa District Library Board of Trustees has approved Boller Construction’s bid for Phase II of the library’s outdoor space plan.

The city of Joliet will be closing a portion of North Raynor Avenue on Tuesday for water main work.

Wheaton officials are considering converting mostly empty office park into a multifamily housing development

As part of ongoing efforts to rebuild the Interstate 80 bridges over Interstate 55 in Will County , a full closure on southbound I-55 at I-80 will be put in place over two nights beginning Tuesday.

The pedestrian bridge crossing the I&M Canal at Lincoln Landing in Lockport will be taken down and replaced with a new one.

The City of Joliet will begin replacing water mains along Broadway Street, a project expected to take several months.

Street closures will change Monday in downtown Joliet as construction for the Chicago Street Streetscape project moves into its next phase.

The Lockport Planning and Zoning Commission voted to approve plans for a Wendy's restaurant on Tuesday.

Check out photos of the rendering of Sterling's Second Street road construction project.

Crews poured a new sidewalk along U.S. 6 in front of the Westclox building on Monday in Peru. The $6.4 million project is scheduled to be completed this summer, according to Illinois Department of Transportation.

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced multiple closures on Interstate 80 in Joliet which are expected to last through the work week.

A new water main is to be installed across the Six Corners intersection of Plainfield Road, Black Road, Ruby Street and Raynor Avenue in Joliet beginning Monday.

Clinton Street in downtown Joliet will be closed from Ottawa Street to Chicago Street for approximately one week beginning Monday

A full road closure will be required for the water main work in Joliet on Ward Avenue between Landau and Henderson avenues beginning on Friday.

Lockport Township High School District 205 voted to approve $15 million in life safety bonds for critical improvements at Central Campus.

The peak wind speed in Illinois happens in March and April and it is the least windy in July and August.

The Lockport City Council has approved a contract for over $2 million for mechanical improvements at the Central Square building.

Lane changes and ramp closures on Joliet and New Lennox began on Monday as construction workers prepare for improvements to the roads.

Beginning Wednesday, a portion of the Rock Run Greenway Trail in Joliet is scheduled to close for several months.

The Village of Channahon announced Monday that construction on the I&M Canal Gateway Project at 25450 W. Eames St. is beginning this week.

The fire and emergency training facility proposed by the Lockport Township Fire Protection District gained final plan approval from the Crest Hill Plan Commission on March 13.

While many states have seen unionization rates in the construction industry plummet over the decades, Illinois has bucked that trend. Illinois and Hawaii trade the No. 1 and No. 2 spots for unionization in the construction sector

Downtown Joliet project moves north with daytime closings of Chicago Street from Cass to Webster streets.

Beginning Thursday night, drivers will see new lane changes and ramp closures along Interstate 80 in Joliet.

Drivers will see new lane changes and ramp closures along Interstate 80 in Joliet beginning Tuesday.

Joliet schools wait to see how President Trump's trade war with Canada will impact the costs of their ongoing construction projects.

Joliet Department of Public Works will be closing Russell Street from Clement Street to Highland Avenue for several weeks beginning on Tuesday.

The city of Joliet announced more Plainfield Road water main work that starts Thursday.

The city of Joliet plans a detection 'blitz' with rate of water loss at 29%. $68 million to be spent in 2025 to replace 30 miles of water mains.

Heavy equipment and manpower assembled at Page Park in Dixon last week to begin the next phase of Project Rock. The multi-million dollar project will be building a pedestrian bridge that will span the Rock River.

Local home construction businesses are bracing for a fair bit of uncertainty as proposed tariffs on a wide range of building materials are leaving many unknowns.

New Lenox Road in Joliet will be closed between Briggs Street and Cherry Hill Road starting Monday, Feb. 24.

Cheryl Lee, president of Northern Illinois Home Builders Association and president of CL Design-Build, Inc., a custom home builder in the Chicago Western Suburbs, said the expanded Trump tariffs “will undoubtedly impact both consumers and the homebuilding industry."

The Lockport City Council has approved emergency repair funds for a damaged well along Gougar Road.

The Hobbie Avenue reconstruction will soon be entering the home stretch and it could be completed by May or June.