IDOT to halt road work in many areas during holiday weekend
( KTRS ) The Illinois Department of Transportation says it is halting road construction in many areas of the state during the Memorial Day weekend. Work will be suspended beginning at 3 p.m. Friday afternoon, through Tuesday morning. IDOT is asking motorists to remain alert and to continue to use caution in work zones. Work…
Harper, Espinosa HRs carry Nationals over Cardinals 2-1
WASHINGTON (AP) – Bryce Harper hit a slump-busting home run, Danny Espinosa also went deep and the Washington Nationals got seven strong innings from right-hander Joe Ross in a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday night. Washington trailed 1-0 in the sixth inning before Harper ended a 4-for-33 skid with a no-doubt-about-it…
Alton post office picks up and moves
ALTON, Ill. (AP) – The U.S. Postal Service is on the move in Alton, Illinois. The Post Office is moving from the downtown location it leased to a former car dealership. Workers are renovating the space and the government has a 10-year lease with the owner. The Alton Telegraph reports (http://bit.ly/1scMwTV) that Ameren Illinois owns the…
#LindberghCares staging sit in at Lindbergh High School
( KTRS ) Members of the Lindbergh community united around the hashtag “LindberghCares” are planning a sit in today at Lindbergh High School’s Central office. LindberghCares is a hashtag started online by a student at the school. It was created in efforts to centralize the disdain some in the community feel about the current treatment…
Illinois road plan focuses on maintenance and repair
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration says it will spend the next six years trying to maintain and improve a deteriorating transit system. The $11.2 billion, six-year program released Thursday by the Illinois Department of Transportation is actually rosier than expected. Transportation Secretary Randy Blankenhorn reported that a newly approved federal highway plan…