After Mapes indictment, Republicans seek ethics reforms
Statehouse Republicans are demanding there be meaningful ethics reforms in the aftermath of another high-level indictment in the ComEd bribery probe.
Federal prosecutors Wednesday indicted former clerk of the House Tim Mapes, alleging he lied to a grand jury about the utility’s attempts to influence former House Speaker Michael Madigan. Madigan has not been charged and has denied wrongdoing.
Lawmakers prepare shell bills for state budget
The Illinois House and Senate are passing so-called “shell bills” to later plug in budget details.
Democratic leaders said the measures will be amended in the other chamber in the days ahead to provide budget details.
WBGZ Radio 5/26/2021 |
By Doug Jenkins - WBGZ Radio
We’re learning more about the upgrades planned for the Brighton-Bunker Hill Road. Included in the state’s Multi-Year Plan, the work to reconstruct the road between Fosterburg Road and the Shipman Cutoff is slated to begin sometime next year.
That’s according to information from the Illinois Department of Transportation, which indicates almost $3.5-million will be spent on the actual construction, and $280,000 on engineering. The reconstruction will include a grade change where the road crosses a bridge, which will be made longer and wider. Construction is expected to take 6-8 months, and there is a possibility the work will be coordinated with upgrades to Fosterburg Road in that location as well. But that project that includes reconstruction from the Brighton-Bunker Hill Road to the Madison County line is not scheduled until at least 2023.
Construction of new Amazon logistics facility at former Maywood Park Racetrack site completed May 25, 2021
Krusinski Construction Company has completed all elements of construction, from demolition to ground-up construction and tenant build-outs for Ridgeline Property Group’s Chariot Logistics Center, developed on the site of the former Maywood Park Racetrack. The three-building, 623,000-square-foot Green Globes certified logistics center was launched as a speculative development but later became a spec-to-suit project when all buildings were leased to one of the largest e-commerce companies in the nation.
Chariot Logistics Center sits on approximately 55 acres of land on at the intersection of North and 5
May 25, 2021
Busy Interstate – Studstill Media File Photo
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that roadside mowing has resumed statewide. IDOT again this year is scheduling mowing to maintain and grow pollinator habitat. In recent years, IDOT has revised its mowing practices to help create and maintain habitat for pollinators, including the endangered rusty patched bumble bee and the monarch butterfly, the official state insect of Illinois.
“We are committed to protecting the environment in the work we do every day, but ask for the public’s cooperation by giving workers their distance,” said Acting Illinois Transportation Secretary Omer Osman. “By combining well-defined vegetation management with mowing cycles that preserve sightlines and maximize safety, we can make a positive impact today and for future generations.”
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WAYNE COUNTY, Ill. An Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) worker was hospitalized Tuesday morning after being hit by a car just after 7:30 in Southern Illinois.
According to Illinois State Police (ISP), the employees were patching holes on Main St. in Fairfield, about three and a half hours south of Peoria.
The employee was climbing onto an end loader, according to ISP, when he was hit by someone driving a white Chevy Cruze.
The driver continued on without stopping, and the employee was considered to have minor injuries.
IDOT posted a reminder to their Twitter Tuesday afternoon, telling drivers to keep their safety in mind.