MAY 2013

IDOT’s reconfigured Circle Interchange ramps worry residents, business owners

Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) officials faced an hour of unfriendly fire from residents living near the expressway system’s Circle Interchange during an April 3 hearing at the Chicago Marriott…

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Put the brakes on Circle Interchange reconstruction plan…

Sure, the Circle Interchange, the junction of the Eisenhower, Dan Ryan, and Kennedy Expressways, and the old and always dangerous left side expressway entrance and exit ramps, need reconfiguration. It was a bad design nearly 60 years ago, and it is worse now when traffic volume is much greater.

Roundups; Passport to Taste; Run to Remember

The Alliance for a Greener South Loop is promoting meatless Mondays in May. Several local restaurants are participating…

Residents pay more as City water and sewer rates increase

During tough economic times, paying more for City water and sewer services is the last change local residents want to see. Yet, that is what they face because higher water and sewer rates went into effect Jan. 1, 2013. Proponents of the increase, however, say the higher rates will help pay for infrastructure improvements.