Romeoville to seek grant for Route 53 beautification

ROMEOVILLE — The village of Romeoville will apply for an Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program grant to help pay for planned improvements to the Route 53 corridor. Renovations will include landscaping upgrades to islands along the roadway along with new signage that will include a Route 66 theme. Landscaping within the village’s TIF district will be made along Joliet Road to 135th and ...
http://heraldnews.suntimes.com/news/12599241-418/romeoville-to-seek-grant-for-route-53-beautification.html

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 13:54:55 -0700

Weber and Renwick roads project to start

ROMEOVILLE — The Will County Department of Highways in conjunction with the Illinois Department of Transportation, the village of Romeoville and the city of Crest Hill will start a major road project. The improvement is on both Weber and Renwick roads and has started with the relocation of utilities. Weber Road will be reconstructed from McGilvary Drive at the south to Airport Road at the north ...
http://heraldnews.suntimes.com/news/12588059-418/weber-and-renwick-roads-project-to-start.html

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 05:40:16 -0700

Latino group protests union official’s support for detention center

JOLIET — Latino and religious leaders took to the street Monday, protesting outside a Joliet union hall over a local leader’s support of an immigration prison proposed for Crete. About 10 protesters with the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights gathered outside the Carpenters and Millwrights Local 174 on Essington Road and demanded a meeting with John Scheidt, who is a member and ...
http://heraldnews.suntimes.com/news/12678870-418/latino-group-protests-union-officials-support-for-detention-center.html

Published: Mon, 21 May 2012 10:06:23 -0700

Ill. Senate backs bill to penalize financial abuse of elderly, disabled

The Illinois Senate gave its approval Tuesday to a measure expanding state laws as to who can be penalized for trying to take financial advantage of an elderly person, or one who suffers from a physical disability.
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/54f88af9-af2f-5d5c-a6fb-3a2980e82563.html

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 17:30:00 -0700

Company working to fix pipeline leak in Manhattan Township

A pipeline leak in Manhattan Township on Friday involved the same company that was previously sued by state and county officials for a pipeline leak in Lockport. Breiningsville, Penn.-based Buckeye Partners L.P. owns the pipeline that developed a leak near Hoff and Walsh roads at about 4 p.m. Friday. The pipeline leaked an estimated 100 gallons of gasoline from a vent near the intersection ...
http://heraldnews.suntimes.com/news/12699267-418/company-working-to-fix-pipeline-leak-in-manhattan-township.html

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 07:51:49 -0700

Reeling in a big one

Four food pantries in Braidwood, Wilmington, Gardner and Coal City will be able to provide nearly 280,000 meals to area families thanks to proceeds received from Exelon Nuclear Braidwood Generating Station’s “Fishing for a Cure” charity tournament held Saturday, May 19.
http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2012/05/21/reeling-in-a-big-one/ar2yeec/

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 03:10:06 -0700

Fish for a Cure benefits area food pantries

BRACEVILLE — Four food pantries will be able to provide nearly 280,000 meals to area families thanks to proceeds received from Exelon Nuclear Braidwood Generating Station’s Fishing for a Cure charity tournament held Sunday. Exelon Nuclear’s 11th annual fishing tournament raised more than $46,000 that will be equally shared among the Community Care Center in Braidwood, Kuzma Care Cottage in ...
http://heraldnews.suntimes.com/news/12700228-418/fish-for-a-cure-benefits-area-food-pantries.html

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 08:53:13 -0700

Friday's AAA prep girls track results

Here are Friday's results in the class AAA girls state track and field meet at Eastern Illinois: Long Jump
http://www.wandtv.com/story/18559292/fridays-aaa-prep-girls-track-results

Published: Fri, 18 May 2012 16:46:11 -0700

The Chicago area’s 20 most dangerous intersections

The area’s most dangerous intersection: Stony Island Avenue at 79th Street and South Chicago Avenue. In 2010 it recorded 63 crashes — the most of any intersection in the six-county region, according to the latest crash figures from the Illinois Department of Transportation.
http://hinsdale.suntimes.com/news/12225474-418/story.html

Published: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:55:31 -0700

West suburbs claim four of Chicago area's 20 'most dangerous' intersections, report says

A Chicago Sun-Times report calls out the Chicago area's 20 most dangerous intersections, and the west suburbs lay claim to four of them.
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/lombard/newsnow/x1942570845/West-suburbs-claim-four-of-Chicago-areas-20-most-dangerous-intersections-report-says

Published: Wed, 02 May 2012 10:29:14 -0700