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The Ruby Street in downtown Joliet will be closed for work Tuesday, July 30 to Friday, Aug. 2.

The closures will reduce IL Route 7 (9th Street) in Lockport from Summit Drive to Lincoln Street at different times between 7 a.m and 4 p.m..

Will County will hold the meeting at the Nowell Park Recreation Center in Joliet on Tuesday to discuss the first phase of the project.

The lane closure will impact Illinois Route 7 from Lincoln Street to summit Drive.

Downtown Joliet was the site for local and Illinois police as well as state department of transportation officials to promote a traffic safety campaign along the famed roadway on Tuesday.

Geneva alderpersons Monday recommended approval of an ordinance for four-way stop at Division Street and East Side Drive, for which a study showed had 23 vehicle crashes from 2019 to 2023.

The Kane County Committee of the Whole will discuss the future of public transit, as speakers will detail proposed legislation that would merge the CTA, Metra and Pace into a single agency.

The City Council voted unanimously to approve a contract with Civiltech Engineering to conduct an Intersection Design Study at the corner of IL Route 7 and IL Route 171, locally known as 9th Street and State Street.

The driver of a pickup truck on Interstate 55 in Channahon has died after his vehicle struck a bobtail truck, according to Illinois State Police.

The Joliet City Council on Tuesday approved the system that's designed to spot oversized trucks in residential neighborhoods and other areas where they are not permitted.

Reports are that Interstate 55 south of Joliet near Channahon has reopened after being shutdown from debris and transformers laying on the roadway following the tornadoes that went through Monday night.

City Council votes Tuesday on $156,000 leased system aimed at detecting wayward trucks.

Joliet is eying a mobile unit that could be deployed around town much like the digital speed warning signs that police use in areas where speeding becomes a problem.

The Sandwich Police Department has announced a new enforcement effort to crack down on speeding.

The goal of the Plainfield Police Department campaign is to change the behavior of people who don’t buckle up their seatbelts, the village's police officials said.

The Oswego Police Department issued 49 seat belt citations during its Fourth of July traffic enforcement campaigns.

Turtle Crossing signs were installed in a Lily Lake community on July 8 after neighborhood families came together to fund the project in an effort to protect their neighborhood turtles from vehicle traffic.

Sandwich Mayor Todd Latham is proposing the city lower the speed limit in the downtown and possibly regulate smoking in front of businesses as a way to make the downtown more welcoming.

The safety checks are funded through IDOT and are meant to reduce the number of dangerous and impaired drivers off the road

The City of Crest Hill will begin its annual summer road improvement projects on Monday and has released the list of streets.

The cause of a crash on Friday that led to the death of a 62-year-old motorcycle operator from Plainfield remains under investigation

A passenger who was standing outside of a pick-up truck on Interstate 80 near Shorewood and Channahon was killed in a crash involving a semitrailer and another pick-up truck.

The Kendall County Sheriff’s Office has begun a new enforcement effort to crack down on speeding.

IDOT decision applies to one warehouse, sets conditions if NorthPoint wants access for other tenants.

Illinois State Police will be conducting extra traffic patrols in July between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. watching for impaired driving and seatbelt usage.

Motorists now should have an easier time getting through increasingly busy intersection of Plainfield and Woolley roads in Oswego.

Batavia will host its annual fireworks sky concert from 9:30 to 10 p.m. on July 4,

The Oswego Police Department will limit parking and travel routes prior to and immediately following the annual Independence Day fireworks celebration on Thursday.

Polo City Council members unanimously agreed to bid out asbestos abatement for Congress School, which the city bought in late 2023. There’s asbestos in part of the roof, the floors in some rooms on the second floor and a few other places, Public Works Director Kendall Kyker said.

Construction lanes will reopen for the holiday weekend but not everywhere.

A 57-year-old male motorcycle operator was injured in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 55 in Channahon Township.

Joliet park officials do not recommend camping along Jefferson Street for the Fourth of July fireworks show at Joliet Memorial Stadium.

State Senator Don DeWitte and State Rep. Dan Ugaste will host an IPASS On Demand event on Wednesday, July 10. at their shared office in St. Charles.

Developer wants an industrial zoning in an area near Louis Joliet mall for warehouse and possible assembly plant.

Geneva Police Department and Illinois State Police have a simple message for drivers when it comes to road rage: Don’t engage.

The Minooka Village Board confirmed its intent to file a lawsuit against Canadian National and its subsidiary, Wisconsin Central Limited to find out whether it can enforce its preset weight limits on McLinden Road.

The second segment of the Oswego road project will be improvements at Wolfs Crossing and Douglas Road with another roundabout planned.

Village officials in Plainfield were joined by state and federal elected leaders in breaking ground on the East Extension of 143rd Street Monday.

Developers want to add warehouses behind the Target store in Joliet and on land adjacent to the Cherry Hill Business Park.

IDOT says work will be done overnight Thursday and Tuesday.

Traffic signals at the increasingly busy intersection of Plainfield and Woolley roads in Oswego are set to be activated in early July.

The Ruby Street bridge will be reduced to one lane on Monday with alternating traffic directions starting at 9 a.m.

The Lockport City Council voted unanimously to oppose a truck dealership and repair shop development at I-355 and Archer Avenue following request from Lemont to join it in its opposition.

The Kane County Sheriff's Office will partner with Illinois State Police and local law enforcement to ensure safe, sober driving from June 21 through July 8.

The Oswego Police Department issued 54 citations during the recent Memorial Day “Click It or Ticket” enforcement period.

A semitrailer in Joliet was having difficulty making a turn on Ottawa Street in Joliet and caused brief traffic delays.

The campaign is funded with federal highway safety funds administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation.

Oswego will hire an engineering consultant for help in applying for a grant for future improvements to Wolfs Crossing.

Emerald Drive will be closed for approximately 10 weeks, the city of Joliet said Wednesday.

Illinois State Police have confirmed that Westbound I-80 has been reopened after a traffic accident shut down all lanes during the morning rush on Thursday.