| Dempster Road construction to start in Morton Grove |
2019-06-20 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 20, 2019, p. 11 |
Illinois Department of Transportation,
DiMaria, Dan,
Tridgell, Guy,
Czerwinski, Ralph,
Streets - Maintenance and repair |
| Board seeking IDOT grants for bike path, streetscape projects |
2010-08-26 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 26, 2010 , p. 14 |
Sutker, Edie Sue,
Skokie Board of Trustees,
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Schattner, Fred,
Grants |
| Year Ahead: Economy, big projects should highlight 2010 |
2010-01-07 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 7, 2010 , p. 5 |
Skokie Swift,
Ida Crown Jewish Academy,
Taxation - Property tax,
Eminent domain,
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Skokie Hospital,
Van Dusen, George,
Westfield Shoppingtown Old Orchard,
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA),
West Dempster Street Business Redevelopment District,
Skokie Board of Trustees,
Transportation,
Arie Crown Hebrew Day School |
| Downtown Swift project back on track |
2009-11-19 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 19, 2009, p. 5 |
Slankard, Max,
Skokie Swift,
Skokie Board of Trustees,
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Transportation,
Roberts, Randall,
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA),
Rigoni, Al |
| Deficient Touhy bridge targeted for repairs |
2009-10-29 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 29, 2009, p. 11 |
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Touhy Avenue,
Cook, Erik,
Edens Expressway,
Streets - Maintenance and repair |
| Fed grant assisting DUI focus |
2007-01-25 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 25, 2007, p. 5 |
Alcohol,
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Grants,
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Crime and criminals - Drunk driving,
Skokie Police Department,
Pawlak, Sgt. David |
| IDOT studies Edens underpass flooding |
2001-09-27 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 27, 2001, p. 10 |
Flood control,
Highways,
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Edens Expressway |
| Rain washes out Edens, rush hour |
2001-08-09 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 9, 2001, p. 3 |
Floods,
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Traffic,
Weather,
Olson, Ray,
Edens Expressway |
| Skokie trustees eye mixed-use zoning to boost West Dempster |
2001-04-19 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 19, 2001, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Zoning,
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Dempster Street,
Community development,
Streets - Maintenance and repair |
| Road work season arrives with spring |
2001-04-05 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 5, 2001, p. 3 |
Madison Street,
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Skokie Boulevard,
Lincoln Avenue,
Hamlin Avenue,
Niles Center Road,
Dempster Street,
Streets - Maintenance and repair,
Gross Point Road |
| Advance Touhy projects |
2000-11-23 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, November 23, 2000, Sec. 1, p. 6 |
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Touhy Avenue,
Streets - Maintenance and repair,
Editorial |
| Officials look-out for holiday jams at Old Orchard |
1998-11-26 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, November 26, 1998, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Old Orchard Shopping Center,
Traffic,
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Business - Shopping centers,
Edens Expressway |
| IDOT plan not worth the price |
1998-06-11 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 11, 1998, p. 18 |
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Traffic,
Editorial,
Golf Road |
| Edens noise study starts |
1998-06-11 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 11, 1998, p. 14 |
Highways,
Huff and Huff Inc.,
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Noise,
Edens Expressway |
| Officials give green light to help relieve traffic backups near Old Orchard |
1998-01-15 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 15, 1998, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Traffic signals,
Old Orchard Shopping Center,
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Edens Expressway |
| Move the train station : IDOT |
1998-01-08 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 8, 1998, p. 3 |
PACE,
Regional Transit Authority (RTA),
Dempster Street Train Station,
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA),
Operation Greenlight,
Historic buildings |
| Monumental move : Skokie officials are examining ways to preserve efficiency, along with a 74-year-old piece of history |
1998-01-08 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 8, 1998, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
PACE,
Regional Transit Authority (RTA),
Dempster Street Train Station,
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA),
Historic buildings |
| Skokie still waiting for station review |
1997-10-02 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 2, 1997, p. 4 |
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Rigoni, Al,
Historic buildings |
| Dempster station still awaits rehab |
1997-07-17 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 17, 1997, p. 9 |
Historic Preservation Agency of Illinois,
Renovation and repair,
Dempster Street Train Station,
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA),
Historic buildings |
| Residents not happy with state's proposal to widen Dempster |
1997-04-03 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 3, 1997, Sec. 1, p. 9 |
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Streets,
Dempster Street |
| Skokie sewers and signals ready for spring overhaul |
1997-02-13 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, February 13, 1997, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Traffic signals,
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Sewers and sewage disposal |
| IDOT examines area streets to help alleviate highway congestion |
1997-02-06 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, February 6, 1997, Sec. 1, p. 8 |
Highways,
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Streets,
Dempster Street |
| Villages wary of Dempster plans |
1997-01-30 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 30, 1997, p. 3 |
Saglin, David,
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Dempster Street,
Streets - Maintenance and repair |
| Skokie to pay into Edens noise study |
1996-12-19 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 19, 1996, p. 15 |
Highways,
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Noise |
| Trustees allocate $42K for Edens noise abatement study |
1996-12-19 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, December 19, 1996, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Skokie - Budget and expenditures,
Highways,
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Noise,
Edens Expressway |
| Hurry up and wait for Dempster CTA station |
1996-12-12 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 12, 1996, p. 3 |
Skokie Swift,
Dempster Street Train Station,
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Illinois Historic Preservation Agency,
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA),
Historic buildings |
| Paving firm fraud charged |
1996-10-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 10, 1996, p. 3 |
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority,
Palumbo Brothers Inc.,
Crime and criminals - Fraud,
Monarch Asphalt Co.,
Illinois Department of Transportation |
| Church Street paved, paid for twice in two years |
1996-10-03 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 3, 1996, p. 3 |
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Church Street,
Streets - Maintenance and repair |
| IDOT delay hold up flood work |
1996-08-08 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 8, 1996, p. 3 |
Flood control,
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Streets - Maintenance and repair |
| Skokie hits state road bumps : Flood control hinges on sewer restrictors |
1996-08-08 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 8, 1996, p. 3 |
Flood control,
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Streets - Maintenance and repair |
| Towns team up against road noise |
1996-07-25 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 25, 1996, p. 5 |
Highways,
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Schattner, Fred,
Noise,
Barlow, Bill |
| Edens noise buffer gets lawmakers' boost |
1996-02-08 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 8, 1996, p. 5 |
Highways,
Northwest Municipal Conference,
Government - Illinois,
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Noise,
Edens Expressway,
Laws and regulations |
| Base road decision on facts |
1996-02-01 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 1, 1996, p. 12 |
Highways,
Route 53,
Transportation,
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Editorial |
| Illinois is in no rush to increase speed limits |
1995-12-14 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 14, 1995, p. 5 |
Government - Illinois,
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Traffic regulations |
| Skokie crossing signals to be checked by state |
1995-11-02 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 2, 1995, p. 5 |
Safety devices and measures,
Accidents - Prevention,
Illinois Department of Transportation |
| New traffic light gets final OK |
1995-06-01 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 1, 1995, p. 7 |
Lincolnwood,
Traffic signals,
Illinois Department of Transportation |
| Future dim for landmark Dempster depot |
1995-03-30 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 30, 1995, p. 3 |
TDA Illinois Inc.,
Dempster Street Train Station,
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Skokie Historical Society,
Ciorba Group Inc.,
Operation Greenlight,
Rigoni, Al,
Historic buildings,
Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois |
| Gas leak closes Howard |
1995-02-16 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 16, 1995, p. 3 |
Northern Illinois Gas,
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Traffic,
Natural gas,
Doran, Roger |
| IDOT has its eye on Dempster |
1995-02-02 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, February 2, 1995, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Streets,
Dempster Street,
Dames and Moore |
| IDOT study proposes Edens-Golf interchange |
1994-05-05 |
A study for the Illinois Department of Transportation suggests that changes should be made to Golf Road. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 5, 1994, p. 6 |
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Streets |
| Skokie OKs facelift for Lincoln Avenue |
1991-01-10 |
Skokie trustees unanimously authorized an agreement between Skokie and the Illinois Department of Transportation for a complete facelift of Lincoln Avenue. The work is set to begin this spring. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 10, 1991, p. 3 |
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Lincoln Avenue,
Streets - Maintenance and repair |
| Water restrictions are coming-like it or not |
1989-05-18 |
Skokie has never had any restrictions on lawn sprinkling but will impose them as soon as new rules put in place by the Illinois Department of Transportation's Division of Water Resources take effect. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, May 18, 1989, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Water supply,
Laws and regulations |
| Spring almost here, along with traffic headaches |
1987-03-19 |
The Illinois Department of Transportation will be carrying out many projects over the next 8 months including a $4.3 million project to widen the Dempster St. bridge over the Edens and to reconstruct the Dempster exit and entrance ramps. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 19, 1987, p. 3 |
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Streets - Maintenance and repair |
| Construction to close Pratt bridge at Edens |
1983-03-24 |
The Pratt Avenue bridge over the Edens will be closed to traffic from April-September to permit a total reconstruction of the bridge. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, March 24, 1983, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Construction,
Pratt Avenue,
Streets - Maintenance and repair |
| Skokie assumes Dempster care |
1981-03-19 |
Skokie village trustees are expected to approve an agreement with the IL Department of Transportation which will turn over responsibility for snow and ice removal on Dempster to the village's public works department. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, March 19, 1981, Sec. 1, p. 2 |
Snow and ice removal,
Skokie Public Works Department,
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Dempster Street |
| IDOT awards contract |
1981-02-05 |
The IL Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced the awarding of a $2,572,178 contract to Monarch Asphalt of Skokie for the reconstruction of Dempster from the Edens to Kilpatrick. |
The News, Thursday, February 5, 1981, p. 7 |
Monarch Asphalt Co.,
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Dempster Street,
Streets - Maintenance and repair |
| Seek Dempster repairs hearing |
1981-01-01 |
State Rep. Aaron Jaffe (D-4th) asked the Illinois Office of Transportation to conduct a public hearing in Skokie to discuss the impact of the scheduled road rehabilitation of Dempster St. from the Edens to Kilpatrick. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 1, 1981, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Jaffe, Aaron,
Streets - Maintenance and repair |
| Speed limits right; fault driver |
1973-09-27 |
Illinois Department of Transportation survey shows speed limits are being grossly violated in Sharp Corner area. |
The News, Thursday, September 27, 1973, p. 1 |
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Traffic |
| Exclusive: State to do new traffic survey |
1973-09-20 |
Illinois Department of Transportation will investigate speed limits on Skokie Boulevard after residents in Sharp Corner area protest widening of streets. |
The News, Thursday, September 20, 1973, p. 1 |
Skokie Boulevard,
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Streets,
Surveys and studies |
| Extra lot for Skokie Swift? |
1973-07-12 |
Illinois Department of Transportation conducted public hearings on advisability of acquiring land for second parking lot for Skokie Swift. |
The News, Thursday, July 12, 1973, p. 5 |
Skokie Swift,
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Parking |
