FAIRMONT CITY, Ill. (First Alert 4) - On Monday, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) joined Metro East officials, transportation stakeholders and labor leaders to celebrate a historic investment in local infrastructure.

In addition to the $400 million set to support 223 local projects, Illinois announced a $670,000 commitment to Fairmount City to complete improvements on North 42nd and 44th street corridors.

The commitment includes investments in localities across the Metro East.

The investment is part of the state’s largest infrastructure program, totaling $50.6 billion over six years.

“Across the state, our Rebuild Illinois program is getting shovels in the ground and putting Illinoisans to work on projects that are vital to community intere

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