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A $361-million Phase II project is underway at the University of Kansas to upgrade football facilities, expand the campus gateway and add a mixed-use development.

 A Cook County Circuit Judge in Illinois rules that Cook County misdirected $243 million in transportation revenues in 2023 that should have gone to transportation infrastructure needs. 

The Ballard Underwater Ring Transporter offers a potential solution for aging water infrastructure.

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital has started planning low-acuity pediatric hospital to be built in suburban Downers Grove.

Judges ruled the lower court wrongly blocked developers from obtaining a needed state permit for the proposed high-voltage power line project, set to move onshore wind energy more than 200 miles across southern Illinois.

A $1.2-billion project to build a system that would prevent Asian Carp from entering the Great Lakes has stalled and is under review by the Trump Administration, according to Democratic lawmakers. 

Groundbreaking for construction in the second phase of the Rough River Dam modification project is set to take place in spring 2026, with construction expected to take up to seven years at an estimated cost of at least $320 million.

Former intermodal barge shipping facility along the Mississippi River is being transformed with new features including a concert venue. 

70 W. LaSalle, first project in the LaSalle Street Reimagined Program, is underway. The project is part of LaSalle Street Reimagined, a city-led initiative to convert commercial to residential in the Loop.

Construction of the $240M Milwaukee museum has gained from collaboration and problem-solving by a diverse team that bonded after a seven-day, 28-stop trip across the state.