The project is a collaboration between Will County, Illinois Department of Transportation, the City of Joliet, and the Village of Channahon.

Snow and dropping temperatures means the proposed road closure for the Chicago Street Streetscape project in downtown Joliet is being postponed.

State points to age of bridge and announces another delay in reopening. It is one of six drawbridges over the Des Plaines River in the Joliet area.

The city of Rochelle’s fiscal 2026 budget is $13 million less than the previous year’s, primarily due to less spending on capital projects, City Manager Jeff Fiegenschuh said.

The joint project is funded by Yorkville, Oswego and Montgomery, with around $400 million in shared overall costs to extend water infrastructure from Naperville out to their respective cities.

The city of Rochelle is moving toward construction on a new electrical substation project for Rochelle Municipal Utilities on Centerpoint Drive off Illinois Route 38 west of town, RMU Superintendent of Electric Operations Blake Toliver said Nov. 19, 2025.

The city of Rochelle is considering issuing alternate revenue bonds for potential projects at the Rochelle Municipal Airport and the Rochelle Technology Center that would likely total $2.7 million, City Manager Jeff Fiegenschuh said Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025.

State Sen. Sue Rezin. R-Morris, traveled to Washington, D.C. to lead a two-day series of discussions with lawmakers, utility leaders, grid operators, and energy experts from across the country.

A public hearing on the budget will be held during the City Council meeting on Wednesday Nov. 19, as well as the initial hearing on the property tax levy.

Meetings are scheduled for Saturday and Tuesday to update sanitary district users on the transition to Joliet water and sewer.

The initiative helps Illinois communities prepare for the growing demand for electric vehicles and charging infrastructure.

The City of Rochelle’s recently-renovated and repainted water tower near the Illinois Route 251 overpass was recently nominated for Tnemec Company’s nationwide 2025 Tank of the Year contest.

Southbound traffic on North Joliet Street between West Webster Street and West Clinton Street will be closed beginning Monday morning, the city of Joliet said.

The largest multi-year program to build and repair infrastructure in state history will invest $50.6 billion over six years.

The project will close Tom Giarrante Drive at County Line Road for the duration of the work, the city of Joliet said.

"I think the thing we talk about that kind of overarches everything right now is farm income. We’re very concerned as we continue to read the economic reports coming out of the University of Illinois." Brian Duncan, Illinois Farm Bureau president, said

The ramp is scheduled to open by 10 a.m. Saturday, weather permitting, the Illinois Department of Transportation said.

The road projects are scheduled to take place over five years, beginning in 2026 or 2027 in Crest Hill, Joliet, Oswego, Plainfield, and Romeoville.

The City of Rochelle will be moving forward with a second phase of downtown-area improvements that will include a stage and public restrooms structure off North Main Street.

Intersections along Peoria, Hennepin and Ottawa avenues in Dixon are getting upgrades as workers are improving the crosswalks at these corners.

A major overhaul that began in July is expected to wrap up by Nov. 1. Work runs from 10th Avenue to 13th Avenue and includes replacing water service lines with copper, installing new electrical systems and streetlights, replacing curbs and gutters, and pouring new sidewalks.

The first hurdle was crossed for a nearly $10-million bond sale in Kankakee on Monday.

The City of Lockport has released an online survey for community members to offer feedback for the city's strategic plan.

The intersection of North Midland Avenue and Campbell Street in Joliet will be closed from June 25 to July 2 for the water main installation.

Kendall County officials are looking at possible improvements to offices next to or part of the county’s John Street campus, including the public safety center.

In 2022, the Lake County Stormwater Management Commission was awarded a $122 million appropriation from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to complete stormwater capital improvement projects and reduce flooding in hard hit communities countywide.

Lanes along Illinois Route 53 under the I-55 bridge in Bolingbrook will be closed intermittently over the next two weeks.

The updated comprehensive plan will address key topics including land use, transportation and growth management across Kendall County.

IDOT announced that the Ruby Street bridge in Joliet will close for two months starting on July 1, following the reopening of the Jefferson Street bridge.

The $12 million development known as Project Rock will extend the multi-use path that runs west of Heritage Crossing with a pedestrian bridge over the Rock River using the old Illinois Central Railroad piers.

The work zone on outbound Interstate 55 at Joliet Road in Bolingbrook has been reconfigured, according to IDOT. The project is expected to be completed by end of this year.

A park on the southwest side of Chicago marks the starting point for a 60-plus mile pipeline that will bring Lake Michigan water to the Joliet region.

Overnight lane closures and 15-minute full traffic stops are scheduled on Houbolt Road at Interstate 80 in Joliet over Monday and Tuesday.

Joliet, Crest Hill, Shorewood, Romeoville, Minooka and Channahon will celebrate start of 60-mile pipeline for Lake Michigan water at Chicago event.

A bill pending in Springfield would ease the way for Will County to get land for 143rd Street construction in Homer Township, but some county board members are trying to slow it down.

Gov. JB Pritzker says federal government has assured continued funding for project in Will County aimed at blocking Asian carp from Great Lakes.

Joliet Public Works Director Greg Ruddy gave the City Council a bridge update at a council meeting Tuesday night after what he called “a rather lengthy discussion” with IDOT officials earlier in the day.

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

The Jefferson Street bridge in downtown Joliet was shut down Wednesday and the Illinois Department of Transportation did not say how long the bridge will be closed.

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

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.

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.

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

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

The $68 million that Joliet will spend on 30 miles of water main replacements this year is the latest expenditure on a program to replace all water mains built before 1970.

$27 million from federal government for overpass on Gougar Road in New Lenox "largest transportation grant in Will County history."

People from around the Channahon-Minooka area got their first glimpse at Canadian National’s plans for the Chicago Logistics Hub, an intermodal hub it hopes to have open in 2028.

The Cass Street bridge over the Des Plaines River in downtown Joliet will close for approximately six weeks beginning Monday.

The Lockport City Council has been in talks with developers about residential properties at two sites in the community. Another housing development will be ready for move-ins by spring.

The Joliet region has been a busy place in 2024, with a lot of business development, infrastructure projects and new housing coming in. But the region also saw some tragedy with a mass shooting and the death of a toddler from neglect and drugs.