A woman and her two daughters were sentenced to federal prison terms today for conspiring to force undocumented West African children to work in the Chicago suburbs.
The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) has announced upcoming traffic impacts due to the ongoing resurfacing of North DuSable Lake Shore Drive between LaSalle Drive and Hollywood Avenue. The work will require temporary full closures of all lanes in certain sections, starting on Sunday evening, September 29th. The project is expected to be completed by late October.
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is urging the public to vote for the Chicago-to-St. Louis rail improvement project, “Connecting Illinois via High-Speed Rail,” in a national competition. The project is vying for recognition as the top transportation initiative in the country and could win $10,000 in prize money, which IDOT plans to donate to Illinois Operation Lifesaver. Voting is open daily at americastransportationawards.org.
College tuition fees rose 2.6% in Cook County in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.