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Parked Knight Rider Replica in Illinois Gets Hit With Brooklyn Speeding Ticket
A car that hasn't moved from its display pedestal in years somehow got busted speeding through Brooklyn. The Volo Museum in Illinois says it received a $50 traffic citation from New York City for its replica of KITT, the talking black Trans Am from Knight Rider, even though the car never left the building.
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Metra, CTA reach out for public input at Farmers Market
Representatives from Metra, the CTA and the newly formed Northern Illinois Transit Agency, or NITA, shrugged off an early light rain Saturday to spend six hours talking with the public at the Oak Park Farmers Market. . Wednesday Journal observed a general public clearly interested both in hearing what public transit...
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Avoid the $253 Overhyped Illinois Train Journey Might Not Match the Hype
A short museum train ride can be good value and still become an expensive day if the surrounding plan is careless. At Monticello Railway Museum, the question is less about chasing a spectacular landscape and more about whether historic railway equipment and a manageable excursion fit your group. The $253...
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Transit experts and advocates share first thoughts on NITA’s 2027 budget, hoping it’s got what it takes to change the game
It’s been just over a year since Illinois’ “Halloween Miracle” prevented Chicagoland transit from turning into a pumpkin. In the wee hours of October 31, 2025, Springfield lawmakers rescued the system from the fiscal cliff, and overhauled its governance structure, by passing the Northern Illinois Transportation Authority Act.
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Mahomet to consider downtown zoning district, parking changes tied to long-term redevelopment plan
Village officials will consider creating a new downtown zoning district intended to support a walkable mix of businesses and housing at the Nov. 4 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. The commission is also scheduled to consider a recommendation on amendments addressing off-street parking, connections between parking lots, landscaping and bicycle parking.
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Construction Underway On Pedestrian Bridge/Shared Use Path Project In Peru
A project first announced three years ago is pushing ahead in Peru. Construction is underway on bridge piers and underground storm sewer installations for on a shared use path and pedestrian bridge over Route 251. The bridge is likely to be delivered next summer between Liberty Village and Pizza Hut. It will take a portion of a new shared use path that will connect Baker Lake to Veterans Park going along Wenzel Road to North Peoria Street.
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Peoria takes new step toward passenger rail service
A plan to continue work on a proposed passenger rail line for Peoria was approved Tuesday by the Peoria City Council . The plan, which passed on a 9-2 vote with councilmembers Alex Carmona of the 2nd District and at-large John Kelly voting against, would allow the city and other stakeholders to begin work on developing a plan for service. It also will require the city to provide money to help match the funds coming from the federal government for the project. More: Peoria's pursuit of passenger rail will require more money than originally anticipated Those other stakeholders are Peoria County , the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission and the North Central Illinois Council of Governments , who are working alongside RINA North America – formerly known as Patrick Engineering – to facilitate the plan, which will include drafting a purpose and need statement, engaging stakeholders, analyzing alternatives, planning for finances and environmental issues, setting up a governance structure and beginning to plan the implementation of the project. Step one of the project had already been completed, with the city having been placed in the Federal Railroad Administration's Corridor Identification and Development program in December 2023. Mayor Rita Ali and city
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Town of Normal to continue resurfacing project on Willow
It has been almost a year since the Town of Normal started its resurfacing project. The program aims to improve driving conditions and address safety and infrastructure needs. Town Engineer Zachary Wall mentioned when the planned due date is. “They do plan on getting Willow Street done here by mid-November,”...
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Peoria’s Moss Avenue to fully reopen
PEORIA (25News Now) – The last section of Moss Avenue will reopen Friday at noon, concluding a construction project that started over a year ago. Peoria Public Works said Moss between North MacArthur Highway and North Sheridan Road will reopen. The traffic signals at Moss and MacArthur will also return to normal operation and all side streets will reopen.
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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.