Construction Careers Training Program News Today

As construction on Interstate 57 and Interstate 74 continues, Governor J-B Pritzker and other state officials stopped by Parkland College in Champaign to talk a

Prior to construction, the bridge deck was original to the 1973 build.

JOLIET— Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) were joined today by local officials and community leaders to celebrat

A program for those who are taking a break from college will return this fall at Kankakee Community College. The Gap Year Program offers career exploration and activities in a

Parkland College is offering two new opportunities for free, paid training to help fill the need for hundreds of thousands of additional workers in construction trades.

The Highway Construction Careers Training Program (HCCTP) at Black Hawk College aims to prepare people to work in the building trades and to increase the number of minorities, women and

Building trebuchets to teach teamwork

The program was created in 2009 and provides training and skill improvement opportunities that assure the increased participation of minority groups, disadvantaged persons, and women in all phases of the

The roadway on Wood Street/Ashland Avenue that stretches 3 miles between 138th and 161st streets has largely remained untouched for nearly a century — only receiving occasional resurfacing.

The goal is to improve safety and mobility through the region, by adding a third lane in each direction.