Odell
Odell, IL · Traffic & Transit
uhighmidway.com
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.”
wheninyourstate.com
Illinois is rebuilding a major Quad Cities interchange in a $129 million project
Drivers in the Quad Cities region of Illinois are facing a major highway construction project that could reshape daily travel for years to come. The Illinois Department of Transportation has launched a $129 million reconstruction of the Interstate 74 interchange with John Deere Road, also known as Illinois 5, in Moline.
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Pekin school board delays Alltown bus contract vote
PEKIN (25News Now) - The Pekin 108 school board voted Monday night to delay a decision on the Alltown bus contract to Nov. 16 after members raised concerns about the contract’s language and logistics. In August, Pekin 108 canceled school for the rest of the first week after buses...
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Peoria Greenleaf Street resurfacing project begins Tuesday
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Lane and parking restrictions on Northeast Greenleaf Street in Peoria will go into effect starting Tuesday. Starting at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 20, the restrictions will be between Spalding Avenue and Wayne Street, said Nick McMillion, a Peoria Public Works spokesman. He said the...
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Ottawa Tweaks Downtown Parking Ordinance
A product of having a busy downtown is that downtown parking is at a premium. At the most recent city council meeting, Ottawa leaders adopted a modification to their downtown parking ordinance. All on-street, downtown parking is a uniform 2 hours. Additional signs have been put in some areas and each restricted block in the in the downtown district is posted.
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fordcountychronicle.com
Variances OK’d for raised signs for new 76 station, Dairy Queen by I-57 in Paxton
PAXTON — The Paxton City Council approved zoning variances this week to allow for two raised signs, one 80 and the other 25 feet high, advertising the Union 76 fuel station and attached fast-food restaurant — finally confirmed to be a Dairy Queen — under construction just east of the Interstate 57 interchange.