Crews have begun construction on a 37,000-square-foot 911 dispatch facility in Libertyville that will consolidate services and allow Lake County first responders to respond quicker. The 37,426 square-foot facility, termed the Regional Operations and Communications (ROC), will be built next to the Lake County Central Permit Facility off Winchester Road west of Milwaukee Avenue in […]
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Construction nearly finished on new Mercyhealth Hospital in Crystal Lake scheduled to open next month
Construction is nearing completion on Mercyhealth’s newest hospital in Crystal Lake, which is scheduled to open next month and will feature a 24-hour emergency room. Construction began in June 2021 on Mercyhealth Hospital and Physician Clinic, located on Route 31 just south of Three Oaks Road in Crystal Lake. The facility, initially estimated to cost […]
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Gov. JB Pritzker announces $34 billion in funds for roads, bridges and transit in Illinois
(The Center Square) – Gov. JB Pritzker announced the next phase of “Rebuild Illinois,” which includes over $34 billion in funding for road, bridge and transit projects in the state. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation held a press conference last week to announce the latest multi-year plan with many kinds of projects around […]
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Demolition of Highland Park fire station begins to make way for new station
Crews have begun demolition of a fire station in Highland Park, which was built in 1929, to make way for a new and bigger station, officials said. Highland Park Fire Department Station 32, located at 692 Burton Avenue, was built in 1929 as a substation to reduce response times to the southern portion of Highland […]
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After more than 12 years, construction at Grand Avenue and Route 41 finally completed in Gurnee
The intersection of Grand Avenue and Route 41 in Gurnee is fully reopened after more than 12 years of multi-stage construction to improve the congested intersection, officials said. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) completed the last part of the project on Tuesday, which included the installation of permanent traffic signals. For the first time, […]
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Construction flagger hospitalized after being struck by vehicle in McHenry
A driver was cited after hitting a construction flagger with a vehicle at a construction site in McHenry, causing the worker to be hospitalized Friday morning. The McHenry Police Department and McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 9:32 a.m. Friday to Green Street and Turnberry Drive in McHenry for a report of a pedestrian […]
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Construction begins on new Mercyhealth hospital in Crystal Lake
Construction has started on a $105 million Mercyhealth hospital in Crystal Lake that will include a 24/7 emergency room, the company announced. Mercyhealth hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking on Wednesday for its new multi-specialty clinic and hospital, which will be located near Route 31 and Three Oaks Road in Crystal Lake. The $105 million facility will […]