Infrastructure news
Bridge open for now but two-month maintenance upgrade expected to start sometime in June
Geneva alderpersons, acting as the Committee of the Whole, Monday recommended approval for an annual purchase of transformers for $560,000 for its electric utility, among other purchases.
Walsh clashes with city of Joliet, which has sided with NorthPoint.
City says bridge down for 2 months. IDOT says timetable for reopening still uncertain.
The new public works facility was completed in 2023 and built in response to a growth in the village's population and services.
Joliet replacing old mains to reduce rate of water loss still at 31%.
State grant would fund charging stations at Old Joliet Prison and Broadway Greenway.
Plans for Kendall County to construct its own broadband system continue to move forward.
Osman provides updates on I-80 roadwork and more.
Com Ed's Joliet training facility hosted a graduation Friday for 53 apprentices who completed the second step training program to become full overhead electrical workers. The advancing of new employees is part of a larger plan by Com Ed to bolster the power grid for the future.
The city will be replacing underground electric cable in Geneva starting in March and said it will be sending out notifications in advance of any service disruption.
City of Joliet has awarded 18 contracts for 33 miles of water main replacement this year. These projects are the latest in an ongoing program to replace all water mains built before 1970.
The General Assembly has appropriated up to $12 million to the Illinois EPA for the EV Rebate Program for the current fiscal year ending June 30, 2024.
Developer wants City Council approvals Tuesday as it plans cold-storage warehouse facility.
Funding for this project was county invested ARPA funds and private capital