County officials announced that Route 83 and Winchester Road near Grayslake has been reopened after months of construction to realign the intersection and add traffic lights to improve safety. The Lake County Division of Transportation (LCDOT) closed the intersection of Winchester Road and Route 83 in unincorporated Grayslake on July 7. The closure was expected […]
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Part of Northwest Highway in Barrington to be fully shut down for weeks due to underpass project
Part of Route 14, also known as Northwest Highway, will experience a full closure in Barrington starting on Monday and lasting approximately a month as part of construction for the underpass project. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced a full closure of Route 14 from north of Valencia Road to Route 59, also known […]
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‘Enraged’ woman arrested for intentionally striking worker with car in construction zone near Lake Villa
Deputies arrested a woman who was “enraged and out of control” after she allegedly intentionally hit a worker with her car in a road construction zone on Route 59 near Lake Villa. A Lake County sheriff’s deputy was stopped in construction traffic on Route 59 near Town Line Road in unincorporated Lake Villa around 3 […]
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Construction project improving Aptakisic Road in Long Grove, Buffalo Grove completed following decade of planning
Crews have officially completed work improving Aptakisic Road through Long Grove and Buffalo Grove after more than a decade of planning went into the road project. The Lake County Division of Transportation (LCDOT) said the Aptakisic Road project was officially completed last week. Fresh pavement is in place, road striping has been applied and the […]
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Busy stretch of Sheridan Road in Beach Park reopens following nearly yearlong closure for roadwork
Crews on Thursday reopened a busy stretch of Sheridan Road in Beach Park following a nearly 10-month full closure for a culvert replacement and other upgrades. The Illinois Department of Transportation oversaw the culvert replacement project, which occurred on Sheridan Road over Bull Creek in Beach Park. The project began on February 12 and required […]
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Longmeadow Parkway Bridge Corridor near Algonquin officially opens to traffic after 30 years in making
The Longmeadow Parkway Bridge Corridor near Algonquin officially opened to traffic on Thursday after 30 years in the making, including eight years for construction. A ribbon-cutting celebration was held Thursday morning just before the 5.6-mile road opened to traffic Thursday afternoon. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and McHenry County and Kane County officials attended the event […]
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Railroad crossing on busy section of Route 120 in Grayslake shut down for two-week-long project
Crews on Monday morning shut down a railroad crossing along a busy section of Route 120 in Grayslake as they begin a two-week-long railroad repair project. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) said the project is at Route 120, also known as Belvidere Road, just west of Route 83 in Grayslake. The project by the […]
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Road closure to go into effect as ‘big’ improvement project set to begin on busy Route 59 intersection in Fox Lake
County officials say a “big project” will soon begin with the year-long closure of Washington Street in Fox Lake as crews begin construction on a busy Route 59 intersection. The Lake County Division of Transportation (LCDOT) said Tuesday they will be closing Washington Street in Fox Lake to through traffic starting at 7 a.m. Monday. […]
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Nearly yearlong closure of busy stretch of Sheridan Road in Beach Park begins for roadwork
A nearly yearlong closure of a busy stretch of Sheridan Road in Beach Park went into place Monday as crews work to replace a culvert and perform other upgrades. The Illinois Department of Transportation is overseeing the culvert replacement project on Sheridan Road over Bull Creek in Beach Park. The project began on Monday and […]