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Table of Contents ....................4 Attachment & Parts Section...............................33-37 Snow & Ice Section ..........43-49 Truck & Trailer Section ....59-65 Recycling Section ............74-92 Business Calendar..................94 Auction Section ..............96-103 Advertisers Index ................102
A $100 million “living-learning” community that will provide residential and academic spaces for students at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is making significant progress. The 10-story building will stand adjacent to the Chicago Transit Authority’s recent-
The new “living-learning” community will provide both residential and academic spaces for students at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Approximately 550 students will occupy the new tower.
ly renovated Peoria Street bridge and Blue Line station, with views of the city’s skyline. “The university has experienced tremendous growth over the last decade,” said UIC Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs J. Rex Tolliver. “The university has led all institutions in Illinois in terms of increases in student enrollment over this period. This growth has a need to
increase both classroom space, as well as residential space for students.” Construction began in December 2017 and is expected to be complete in July 2019. Approximately 550 students will occupy the new tower. “The reaction has been very positive on campus,” said Tolliver. “I’ve really been amazed with the
response within the University of Illinois System, as well as the city. It’s a great location with adjacency to the ‘L’ and the core of campus. This location provided us the space to allow for the future replacement of the existing student housing on the corner of Harrison and Halsted. “It’s exciting to see the project move as quickly as it has. It has see UIC page 32
Engineers Give Minnesota Roads Near Failing Grade MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota’s infrastructure, including its state’s roads, public transit, airports, wastewater systems and drinking water, has earned a grade of “C” from an American Society of Civil Engineers report released Oct. 9. The group said the state’s roadways are in poor condition, earning it a dismal “D+” grade. The report says the average
driver in the Twin Cities spends 41 peak hours in congestion every year, at an average cost of $1,442. About 5.4 percent of the bridges in Minnesota are considered “structurally deficient,” the engineers’ report said, but that’s significantly below the national average. Bridge safety is a key issue in see ROADS page 38
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Roads in Minnesota earned a low grade of “D+” in a report by the American Society of Civil Engineers.