The governors of Illinois and Michigan have agreed to work jointly to move forward with installing technology at Brandon Road Lock and Dam on the Illinois River to help prevent… Read More
Joliet
The probable cause of the contact of the William C with the Rock Island Railroad Bridge protection cell on January 1, 2020, was the pilot’s inability to correct the tow’s… Read More
In one of the most celebrated film noir movies of all time, “Double Indemnity,” Edward G. Robinson won an Oscar playing insurance claims manager Barton Keyes. In one famous monologue,… Read More
Ozinga Materials & Logistics reached a milestone earlier this year when it loaded out its first barge of limestone from a new port it is developing on the Illinois Waterway. Read More
The Joliet (Ill.) Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry has selected Ozinga as its 2018 Small Business/Employer of the Year. The award was announced December 13. Ozinga’s Joliet Yard serves… Read More
After years of further input from local stakeholders and some controversial delays, the Rock Island Engineer District released its long-awaited final preferred plan for countering the threat of migrating Asian… Read More
Middle River Marine (MRM), an Ozinga company, christened two boats, the mvs. Gwyneth Anne and Kamryn Olivia, August 21 at Joliet Terminal in Joliet, Ill. The christening highlighted how the… Read More
A group of 14 mayors of cities on or near the Great Lakes, including seven from Canada, published an open letter January 24 in the Chicago Sun-Times urging Congress and… Read More
