Monday August 11, 2025

Kennedy rehabilitation update: Week 21

CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that the rehabilitation of the Kennedy Expressway (Interstate 90/94) from the Edens Expressway (I-94) junction to Ohio Street continued to progress the week of Aug. 4.

The following ramps are currently closed to accommodate ongoing bridge rehabilitation and ramp repairs: ​ ​ ​ ​ 

• Outbound Kennedy to Augusta Boulevard/Milwaukee Avenue, anticipated to reopen mid-October. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 
• North Avenue (Illinois 64) to outbound Kennedy, anticipated to reopen early September. ​ ​ 
• Outbound Kennedy to Armitage Avenue, anticipated to reopen early September. ​ ​ ​ ​ 
• Fullerton Avenue to outbound Kennedy, anticipated to reopen mid-August. ​ ​ ​ ​ 
• Outbound Kennedy to Kimball Avenue, anticipated to reopen mid-August. ​ ​ ​ ​ 
• Addison Street to outbound Kennedy, anticipated to reopen late August. 
• Outbound Kennedy to Pulaski Road/Irving Park Road (Illinois 19), anticipated to reopen late August. 

Additional ramp closures for varying durations will be required to complete the project, which remains on pace for an overall completion by Thanksgiving. Details, schedules and impacts to traffic will be shared in advance, closer to the individual closure dates. ​ ​ 

Motorists should follow the posted detours. ​ ​ ​ ​ 

The reversible express lanes will remain open in the outbound direction, with two mainline outbound lanes closed at a time. The reversible mid-gate entrance and exits will remain closed. ​ ​​ ​ ​ 

Click here for more details, including ramp closures

City of Chicago Events and Traffic Restrictions

 Wrigley Field Transportation Restrictions Maps 2024 - click here

Soldier Field Transportation Restrictions 2025 - click here

Transportation Restrictions for Bally's Temporary Casino 2024 - click here

Uptown Entertainment District Transportation Restrictions Eff 12/22/23 - click here

Continued Closure Of Canal St. At Union Station Phase II Updates - click here

1st Ward Entertainment District Transportation Restrictions Fri & Sat (7:00pm – 4:00am CDT)

 Effective June 26, 2025 - click here

North Ave Beach Transportation Restrictions Friday, June 27, 2025 - Monday, September 1, 2025

(11:00am - 11:00pm CDT) - click here

NEW Chicago Air & Water Show Transportation Restrictions Aug 15-17 2025- click here

McCormick Place Events Calendar

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U.S. travel companies are sharing higher fourth-quarter revenue growth projections as budget-conscious Americans once again began booking their vacations in July. 

While summer is typically a busy travel season across much of the globe, the United States is the only country where that isn’t true this year, with the industry facing declines across the board in hotel revenue, domestic air passenger demand and, especially, international travel. 

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An Opportunity Unlike Any Other for Operators to Attend Their First Show!

The NLA Scholarship Program is designed to enable new operators to attend the CD/NLA Fall Show in Dallas, Texas from October 25-28, 2025. These scholarships provide an unsurpassed business development opportunity for operators who have recently launched their companies and have never attended a CD/NLA event before.

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• One (1) Full Show Pass to the 2025 CD/NLA Fall Show. ($549)
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• Networking and education to grow your business (Priceless!)

The deadline to apply is September 9th, 2025.

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