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Traffic moves eastbound along Interstate 80 through a construction zone on Friday, July 19, 2019, looking west from the Old Plank Road Trail bridge in New Lenox.

Will your town benefit from Illinois’ $45 billion infrastructure plan? Search our database.

October 18, 2019 at 7:32 a.m.

Illinois' $45 billion infrastructure plan, signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in June, will fund projects across the state over the next six years. The plan will affect highways, roads and...

Will your town benefit from Illinois’ $45 billion infrastructure plan? Search our database.

October 16, 2019 at 5:20 a.m.

Illinois' $45 billion infrastructure plan, signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in June, will fund projects across the state over the next six years. The plan will affect highways, roads and...

80+ Chicago area bike trails: Your guide for autumn rides

June 21, 2022 at 5:45 p.m.

With the weather cooling off and autumn approaching, it's time to get outside and take advantage of the many biking and walking trails in the Chicago area and northwest Indiana...

An aerial view taken April 1, 2017, shows the former U.S. Steel parcel, known as South Works. The 440-acre site is the only privately owned site among the five included in the economic feasibility study.

The consultant didn’t like any of 5 proposed Chicago casino sites. Here’s what we know about them.

August 13, 2019 at 10:20 a.m.

Which of five casino sites floated by Mayor Lori Lightfoot offers the best chance to reap a promised economic windfall? A state-hired consultant says the proposed tax structure for a...

People walk on the west side of the 500 block of North Michigan Avenue Saturday, June 24, 2017, in Chicago.

Chicago-area counties grow older and less white, new census data shows

June 20, 2019 at 12:51 p.m.

The population of Cook County and six nearby suburban counties grew older and less white in the last year, reflecting broader national trends, according to new demographic information from the...

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