Illinois News Updates

Government, Business, Safety

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Signs Transportation Asset Management Plan Into Law

Illinois Gov. Jay 鈥淛.B.鈥 Pritzker has signed a law intended to improve transportation infrastructure while maximizing the effectiveness of taxpayer dollars.

August 27, 2021
Government, Business, Safety

Illinois Releases $20.7 Billion Infrastructure Construction Plan

Illinois Gov. Jay 鈥淛.B.鈥 Pritzker joined various officials May 19 to announce the release of a $20.7 billion transportation construction plan for the state.

May 21, 2021
Government, Business, Technology

Illinois Gov. Pritzker Directs $15 Million to Manufacturing Training Academies

In an effort to develop the manufacturing workforce, Illinois Gov. Jay 鈥淛.B.鈥 Pritzker announced a $15 million investment to build two advanced manufacturing training academies.

April 30, 2021
Business, Equipment

Navistar to Close 125-Acre Melrose Park, Ill., Facility

Navistar International Corp. announced it approved a plan to sell its facility in Melrose Park, Ill.

January 15, 2021
Government, Business, Safety

Illinois Officials Announce $250 Million for Local Infrastructure

Illinois will direct $40 million to help build a port in Cairo, the southernmost city in the state and an advantageous location for the movement of goods, state officials recently announced.

July 31, 2020
Government, Business

Illinois Leaders Unveil $21.3 Billion Infrastructure Plan

Illinois Gov. Jay 鈥淛.B.鈥 Pritzker recently announced a $21.3 billion plan to improve roads and bridges throughout the state.

July 27, 2020
Government, Business, Safety

Illinois Directs $25 Million to Speed Grants for Infrastructure

Illinois Gov. Jay 鈥淛.B.鈥 Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity recently announced that $25 million in grant funding will be used to accelerate work on planned infrastructure projects.

May 13, 2020
Government, Business

Illinois DOT, Volunteers to Offer Free Meals to Truckers

The Illinois DOT is partnering with organizations to provide free meals to commercial motor vehicle operators as a gesture of appreciation to truck drivers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 5, 2020
Government, Business, Equipment, TCA

Illinois鈥 Vehicle Manufacturing Future to be Shaped in Three Cities

From electric trucks and startups to international megamergers, the state of the fast-evolving auto industry in Illinois comes down to a tale of three cities: Normal, Belvidere and Chicago.

January 2, 2020
Government

鈥楳ulti-Year Plan鈥 Unveiled for Illinois Infrastructure

Illinois Gov. Jay 鈥淛.B.鈥 Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation have released the Multi-Year Plan, which dedicates $23.5 billion to infrastructure projects throughout the state.

October 22, 2019