Highways

A pavement preservation project on Interstate 74 from Interstate 55 in Normal to the Carlock interchange began this week, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.

After a few test runs, ISU's Office of Sustainability hopes to open opportunities to care for their stretch of North Linden Street to volunteers.

The Illinois Department of Transportation says it plans to complete $48 million in McLean County road projects yet this year. The six projects are part of the fifth year of the Rebuild Illinois capital program.

Illinois roads and bridges are in major disrepair. But after a two-year budget impasse and a backlog of bills that the state is struggling to cover,...