Infrastructure

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

Two area towns each will receive a Community Development Block Grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity that will be used “to make critical repairs to water, sewer, and drainage infrastructure,” the governor’s office said in a news release.

Toll bridge spans Des Plaines River offering new route for truckers headed to intermodal yards.

The Sycamore City Council awarded a $2.5 million contract to a Gilberts-based company for water main improvement projects on DeKalb and Elm streets, with construction set to start before April.

New bridge will be built, and road will be closed until early November.

Construction coming to Plainfield Road, Collins St., St. Pat's Area and other parts of city