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Public Encouraged To Vote Forest Hill Flyover For America’s Best Transportation Project – Top $10,000 Prize Goes To Golden Hope Foundation

The Illinois Department of Transportation is reminding the public that just a few weeks remain to vote for the Forest Hill Flyover as the top transportation project in the nation. The win would bring Illinois national recognition and $10,000 in prize money that IDOT will award to Golden Hope Foundation,...

Chicago, IL · 8d
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Decatur Residents Asked to Weigh In on High-Speed Rail Study

Decatur residents have another opportunity to weigh in on a proposed statewide high-speed rail network that could connect Central Illinois with Chicago and the St. Louis area. The Illinois High-Speed Railway Commission is accepting public feedback through November 6 as part of its ongoing feasibility study. The Illinois Department of...

Decatur, IL · 11d
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Gas prices remain steady across the Tri-States

IOWA, ILLINOIS & MISSOURI— Gas prices generally stayed constant over the past week. The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded is $4.24, down two cents from last Wednesday. The average price for a gallon of diesel is $6.34, up four cents from last week. On average, a...

Adams County, IL · 9d
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Plans to expand U.S. Highway 34 to four lanes between Gulfport and Biggsville, Illinois, remain in the design phase, with no firm construction date set

Plans to expand U.S. Highway 34 to four lanes between Gulfport and Biggsville, Illinois, remain in the design phase, with no firm construction date set. The nine-mile project is included in the Illinois Department of Transportation’s 2026-to-2031 transportation program, but land acquisition and final construction plans must be completed before work can begin.

Biggsville, IL · 8d
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Bill aims to study how self-driving vehicles can be integrated onto Illinois roads, including Sangamon

The Autonomous Vehicle Pilot Project Act would restrict testing to counties with over a million residents, as well as Sangamon County or the Metro East region.

Illinois · 11d

The Center Square

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Refinery issues, global conflict driving up Midwest fuel prices before election

(The Center Square) – Eight days from the 2026 general election, fuel prices in the Midwestern Great Lakes region are again on the rise following more new issues at one Illinois refinery and continued global conflict. According to AAA fuel data, the price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Illinois was $4.89, up roughly 22 cents over the past week. According to Molly Hart, a spokesperson for AAA auto club, fuel price increases in the past week are the result of multiple different factors, which range in how widespread their impact is felt. “There is a refinery outage in Joliet, I do not have confirmation that's fully up and running, but when things like that happen you can see the effect at the gas pump,” Hart said. “Geopolitical events always play a role as well into what's happening to the gas prices.” Illinois isn’t the only state impacted by reported issues at the ExxonMobil refinery in Joliet, instead that refining capacity cutback can be felt in other nearby states according to Hart. “[In] Michigan it jumped from $4.49 it went up 33 cents, so all these states are seeing an uptick in gas prices,” Hart said. The refinery

Illinois · 11d

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Gas prices could drop this week after refinery disruption in Illinois

Wisconsin · 10d

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Illinois gas prices rise again after regional refinery issue

CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Just one week after seeing a drop, Illinois’ average gas prices were sent back up in the last week, continuing a roller coaster ride that’s been happening since July. GasBuddy released its weekly report on gas prices Monday morning. The fuel savings platform reported that Illinois’ average price of gas is […]

Illinois · 11d

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Public Encouraged to Vote Forest Hill Flyover for America’s Best Transportation Project

CHICAGO — The Illinois Department of Transportation is reminding the public that just a few weeks remain to vote for the Forest Hill Flyover as the top transportation project in the nation. The win would bring Illinois national recognition and $10,000 in prize money that IDOT will award to...

Chicago, IL · 10d

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IDOT developing state-wide intercity bus plan

Illinois Department of Transportation launched the Statewide Intercity Bus Plan to look at the existing intercity bus services, figure out where there are gaps and consider ways to provide better and more consistent funding. In Illinois, intercity bus serves are a patchwork of services operated by private intercity bus companies...

Illinois · 12d

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Vehicle fire causes traffic backup on I-55 in Springfield

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) - A semi-truck fire caused a traffic backup on Interstate 55 in Springfield Wednesday. It happened at 9300 South I-55, milepost 94, at 1:18 p.m. NewsChannel 20 was able to see a vehicle with smoke pouring from it. No injuries were reported. Traffic is proceeding in the...

Springfield, IL · 16d

Local 4 WHBF

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Five QCA Subways close; franchisee says he ‘just ran out of time’

The franchisee of five Illinois Quad Cities Subways has closed all five of the stores. Gerold Shelton told Our Quad Cities News on Saturday that he has a store in Moline on 19th Avenue, inside the Moline Walmart, and others in Milan, Coal Valley and Aledo. “I’ve been a franchisee with Subway since 2021, and […]

Moline, IL · 12d

Capitol News Illinois

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Bill aims to study how self-driving vehicles can be integrated into Illinois transit

The study would look at how driverless vehicles could be used at the beginning and end of mass transit systems.

Illinois · 15d

WBBM News Radio

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Union concerns keep Illinois self-driving car plan in "park"

Labor advocates are airing concerns about a proposal to let Waymo and other self-driving cars operate in Illinois cities on a test basis for three years.

Illinois · 14d

Q985

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Does Illinois Have Some of the Worst Roads in America?

Which states have the worst roads in the country? Find out where Illinois ranks.

Illinois · 16d

KWQC

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Iowa, Illinois recommend $237 million bridge to replace Centennial Bridge

The Centennial Bridge has carried traffic across the Mississippi River for 85 years. It was built in 1940.

Iowa · 15d

Insurance Journal

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Michigan, Ohio Gas Prices Spike Further Amid Refinery Breakdown

Gas prices in two Midwestern battleground states saw further hikes on Thursday as the region’s market grapples with a refinery issue in Illinois. In Michigan, prices rose to $4.74 a gallon on Thursday, up from $4.59 a gallon on Wednesday, according to GasBuddy, a fuel savings app that tracks prices in live time. In Ohio, prices stood at $4.34 a gallon, up from $4.05 a gallon on Wednesday. GasBuddy’s prices differ slightly from those released by AAA, which issues nightly updates on prices.

Michigan · 14d

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Illinois law redefines transit for teens

Walking on a downtown Chicago sidewalk on Oct. 7, ninth grader Lincoln Hoog heard a bell ring. There wasn’t enough time for him to process the sound and move out of the way before he was hit by someone riding an electric scooter. “And he came by, and I didn’t move fast enough for something, but he was going at least 10, 12 miles per hour, and he hit me,” Lincoln said. “I think he just actually glanced at me and got knocked into the wall or something, so nobody was injured. But it was pretty scary, and we always see them fly down the sidewalks downtown on e-bikes, and the delivery drivers. And so, it is pretty scary, and it is definitely a safety hazard.”

Chicago, IL · 15d

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District 186: More complaints about school buses

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Two months into the school year, transportation provider First Student is still not meeting its goals with District 186. Following Monday’s school board meeting, superintendent Terrance Jordan reviewed the top goals coming out of a meeting he had Monday with First Student.

Springfield, IL · 17d

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UPDATE: IL Route 29 South Reopened Following Possible Vehicle Accident

What appeared to be a possible vehicle accident closed down Illinois Route 29 (IL Rt 29) in the Southbound direction at the intersection of Main Cross. at approximately 3:10 PM, Taylorville Fire Department (TFD) alongside Taylorville Police Department (TPD) were observed from our studio’s at 918 East Park Street to be on route in response to an incident on IL Rt 29. The official cause of the response could not be determined at this time.

Taylorville, IL · 17d