Construction Equipment

MAY 20, 2016

The owner of a Schaumburg, Illinois road construction company intentionally underpaid his union-affiliated employees by more than $1.5 million while underfunding their pension and welfare funds by another $1 million, according to federal criminal charges filed this week. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.

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Construction Equipment

JANUARY 16, 2015

In his first act, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner halted the planning and development of some of the state’s major interstate construction projects, including the planned 47-mile Illiana Expressway between Illinois and Indiana, according to The Daily Journal.

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Construction Business Owner

MARCH 24, 2016

Last week, Editor Kathy Wells traveled to the Caterpillar facilities in Peoria, Illinois. The city plays host to Caterpilar's Global Headquarters and Caterpillar Visitors Center downtown, where curious minds can explore exhibits, browse Caterpillar's company history and learn about sustainability efforts and future endeavors.

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Construction Equipment

AUGUST 17, 2016

Transportation-related funds — generated in part by tolls, license fees and the gas tax — have been targeted by Illinois politicians for unrelated spending over the years. The Transportation for Illinois Coalition, made up of business groups and unions, estimates that since fiscal year 2003 over $6.8

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Construction Equipment

MARCH 28, 2017

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner visited an Illinois Department of Transportation Depot (IDOT) in McCook, Illinois, on Monday to urge the General Assembly to move forward with an I-55 road initiative that would add one toll lane each way in the median of the congested highway.

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Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Managing Editor Elizabeth Manning recently traveled to Chicago, Illinois, for the AGC HR and Training Professionals Conference. The 2-day conference featured over 15 different sessions all aimed at one purpose: improving the recruitment, retention, engagement and HR practices within your company.

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Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Managing Editor Elizabeth Manning recently traveled to Chicago, Illinois, for the AGC Construction HR and Training Professionals Conference. The 2-day conference featured over 15 different sessions all aimed at one purpose: improving the recruitment, retention, engagement and HR practices within your company.

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Construction Equipment

MARCH 24, 2014

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn announced the Illinois Tollway will spend $1.4 billion for road, bridge and interchange improvements this year, according to The Southern Illinoisan. The funds will come from a 15-year, $12 billion capital program, the report says.'

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Construction Equipment

APRIL 13, 2016

How's this: A one-half cent per mile tax for road maintenance and the pleasure of driving in Illinois. Illinois Senate President John Cullerton made the initial pay-by-the-mile tax proposal and said that he wants Illinois to be the first state in the country to make these changes.

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Construction Equipment

OCTOBER 15, 2013

million from the Illinois Jobs Now! capital construction program could be used to repair municipal, township and county infrastructure in southern Illinois. These investments will be used to improve roads in communities throughout southern Illinois,” Gov. Pat Quinn announced that $5.3 Quinn said. “By

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Construction Equipment

JULY 23, 2020

Illinois-based Stevenson Crane Service (SGS) provided lifting capabilities for the recent and highly successful Robert Parker Coffin Road Bridge project in Long Grove, Ill. The bridge over Buffalo Creek is listed on the national Register of Historic Places and was damaged by a traffic accident…

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Construction Equipment

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Secretary Randy Blackenhorn criticized Illinois’ approach to its transportation system for being too narrowly focused and outdated, reports the Chicago Tribune.

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HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Another advantage of adapting a big-box structure includes the convenient and strategic locations of many of these spaces due to the superior location close to roads and distribution networks. This 30,423-square-foot space on the third floor is the national brand’s first location in Illinois. And, of course, parking is abundant.

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Construction Equipment

OCTOBER 20, 2016

. . As the Illinois Department of Transportation waits for new equipment, it has asked at least one county for help with snow plowing, according to a report in The Daily Herald. The paper reports that Lake County officials have been offered payment to plow 217 lane miles of state roads.

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ENR Construction

JUNE 6, 2018

Illinois Gov. billion in the state’s roads and bridges over the next six years. Bruce Rauner (R) announced a plan May 29 to invest $11.05

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 25, 2016

Bruce Rauner recently announced that leaders at the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity and business stakeholders will collaborate in organizing a newly formed private, non-profit organization focusing exclusively on increasing Illinois’ competitiveness for job creation and investment.

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Business Facilities

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Illinois’ Tenth U.S. The Village of Wheeling worked with Tenth Congressional District Representative Bob Dold, Governor Bruce Rauner, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and the Cook County Workforce Partnership to attract the company to Wheeling. Wheeling prides itself on having approximately 13.5

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Construction Lawyer

JUNE 11, 2015

The Illinois Supreme Court has agreed to review a case, Burke Engineering v. The engineer prepared a plat of a proposed subdivision of the property, including plans for sewers and roads. The strong dissent pointed out that the case is contrary to prior Illinois Supreme Court cases, such as Crowen v. Meyer , 341 Ill.

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Construction Lawyer

JUNE 11, 2015

The Illinois Supreme Court has agreed to review a case, Burke Engineering v. The engineer prepared a plat of a proposed subdivision of the property, including plans for sewers and roads. The strong dissent pointed out that the case is contrary to prior Illinois Supreme Court cases, such as Crowen v. Meyer , 341 Ill.

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ENR Construction

JULY 3, 2017

The June 30th deadline to pass a state budget, the first in three years, came and went over the weekend and now idled road projects will almost certainly cost the taxpayers more.

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ENR Construction

JULY 3, 2017

billion in highway and bridge construction spending on 900 active projects in Illinois is currently shut down due to the continued impasse over a state budget.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

New natural gas production from Southern Illinois shale has the potential to create more than 45,000 jobs in Illinois and $9 billion in economic investment, according to a study released by the Illinois Chamber Foundation. David Loomis, president of Loomis Consulting and professor of economics at Illinois State University.

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Construction Dive

APRIL 12, 2018

A report shows the state's backlog of roads needing immediate repair increased by 85% since 2000 while 30% of its bridges are past their design life.

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Construction Equipment

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

A $134 million Illinois Department of Transportation project on Chicago's Lake Shore Drive is experiencing unforeseen delays in part due to recycling done in 1871.

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ENR Construction

JULY 3, 2017

The June 30th deadline to pass a state budget, the first in three years, came and went over the weekend and now idled road projects will almost certainly cost the taxpayers more.

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Construction Equipment

MAY 10, 2017

Judith Crown of the Better Government Association , a watchdog group in Illinois, raises an interesting issue in her latest article.

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Construction Equipment

AUGUST 17, 2016

Transportation-related funds — generated in part by tolls, license fees and the gas tax — have been targeted by Illinois politicians for unrelated spending over the years. The Transportation for Illinois Coalition, made up of business groups and unions, estimates that since fiscal year 2003 over $6.8

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Construction Equipment

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

After the freight train derailed in Plainfield, Illinois on June 30, spilling more than 30,000 gallons of crude oil, the CN Rail Road said utility company, Nicor Gas , was to blame for the accident because soil beneath the tracks gave way while a gas pipeline was being rebuilt nearby.

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ENR Construction

JULY 12, 2019

Even though flood water has fallen to levels that make some bridges and channel roads passable in the tiny island town of Kaskaskia, Ill., local officials still don't have a good idea of how much damage more than three months of being submerged has done.

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Construction Junkie

APRIL 12, 2021

Each year, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) puts out their annual Bridge Report, which highlights the general state of America’s bridges. Illinois – 2,374 (ranked #3 last year) 4. The states with the most bridges in poor condition are: 1. Iowa – 4,571 (ranked #1 last year) 2.

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Construction Lawyer

DECEMBER 17, 2014

The Illinois legislature has passed a bill that repeals both the Statute of Limitations and Statute of Repose for construction if there is an alleged injury resulting from "the discharge into the environment of asbestos." See Senate Bill 2221. The bill has been sent to the governor who is expected to sign it.

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Construction Equipment

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Doug Oberhelman, chairman and chief executive officer of Peoria, Illinois-based Caterpillar Inc., is the sole recipient of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) highest honor—the “ARTBA Award.” It was presented to Oberhelman Oct.

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Construction Equipment

MAY 29, 2015

construction worker was repaving a road when a piece of construction equipment broke loose and killed the worker. The worker was repaving Stadium Drive on the Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville’s campus to improve the road for an archeological dig, reports Fox 2 News in St.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

OCTOBER 10, 2013

The new hangar, Hangar 18, is an 18,000 square feet facility which will include 15,000 square feet of hangar space along with a 3,000 square feet office complex on the north side of Tower Road. The post BUSINESS REPORT: Illinois – Strong Demand Lifts Industrial Parks In Wheeling, IL appeared first on Business Facilities.

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Construction Equipment

MARCH 9, 2016

When hundreds of off-road equipment industry professionals gather at the Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ (AEM) annual product safety and compliance seminar in April, it will mark the 25th consecutive year of the annual safety forum.

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Pro Builder

JULY 1, 2021

The states that are home to the country’s three largest cities – New York, California and Illinois – did not fare well in this study. Illinois was second to last with a net loss of 2,638 wealthy young taxpayers. California was middle of the road with a net gain of just 17 wealthy young residents, good for No. 22 on our list.

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ENR Construction

JULY 6, 2017

The governor had vetoed a tax increase.

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