Kennedy Expy. Ohio Street ramp reopening delayed after concrete damaged
The Illinois Department of Transportation said the reopening of the Ohio Street ramp on the Kennedy Expressway has been delayed.
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The Illinois Department of Transportation said the reopening of the Ohio Street ramp on the Kennedy Expressway has been delayed.
A major runway at Chicago Midway International Airport is getting a multi-million dollar makeover, and the project broke ground Thursday.
Traffic now down to one lane in both directions of the bridge.
The three-day workshop was organized by Polished Pebbles, a mentoring initiative that has been helping girls across the Chicago area for 15 years.
The three-day workshop was organized by Polished Pebbles, a mentoring initiative that has been helping girls across the Chicago area for 15 years.
We are getting our first look at renderings for what the future DuSable Park will look like.
One of the main stretches of Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood is closed to traffic this week, giving pedestrians a unique chance to enjoy themselves.
Starting next month, the Addison Street bridge over the Kennedy Expressway will be reduced to a single lane in each direction while repairs are made to the bridge.
The Chicago City Council plan commission has given the OK for a plan to revitalize the 79th Street corridor in Auburn Gresham.
Building costs are comparable to more traditional structures, but developers say building with wood has advantages over steel and concrete.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was at the CTA Green Line Austin stop Monday morning to break ground on accessibility improvement work at the station.
Construction does not begin until Tuesday, but lane and ramp closures were already happening Monday night crews began setting up a safety zone. Marissa Sulek reports.
Even before the construction begins, crews will start setting up a safety zone, which will take place Monday night starting at 9 p.m. From that point forward, it is going to be anything but a smooth ride along the Kennedy, as Andrew Ramos reports.
Beginning on March 18, IDOT will begin repairing 19 bridges, repatching pavement, and replacing overhead signs and LED lights in the outbound lanes of the Kennedy Expressway.
The express lanes were originally supposed to open on Oct. 31, but issues with the software controlling the reversible lanes led to a lengthy delay.
A billboard along the Kennedy Expressway is using the holiday season to seemingly troll the Illinois construction project that has yet to be completed.
The project kicked off at 6 p.m. on Sunday, with the southbound left lane remaining closed between Irving Park and Diversey through the night.
While most drivers dread dodging holes in the street, residents near one block in Logan Square are fighting to not fix but instead to preserve a massive hole in the middle of their road.
Over 140 years after construction began, the church announced that the final panel will be laid on the tower this year before work starts on the final part of the tower—the Cross Pinnacle.
Despite new signs being erected on the Kennedy Expressway, IDOT says there's still more work to be done.
Drivers might be understandably confused about the state of the construction along the Kennedy Expressway in Chicago. Social media posts from the Illinois Department of Transportation and new signs going up suggest the project may be winding down for 2024, but as CBS News Chicago found out, drivers will be stuck going slow for months more.
The Reinsdorf family, which owns the Chicago Bulls, and the Wirtz family, which owns the Chicago Blackhawks, announced what they said is the largest private investment ever on Chicago's West Side, with the goal of making it a world-class destination.
It includes a 6,000-seat music hall, an elevated park, new parking and transportation, and hotel and retail spaces.
The lawsuit from David O'Donnell's family claims the scaffold he was standing on was "incredibly deficient."
Despite expectations for construction to begin this summer on a permanent Bally's casino in Chicago, a groundbreaking won't actually be held until the fall.
