WINTHROP HARBOR — State Sen. Michael Bond (D-Grayslake) attended a Winthrop Harbor board meeting Tuesday night to discuss two new infrastructure projects in the area.

SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Michael Bond (D – Grayslake) joined with his colleagues in the General Assembly today to give Illinois voters the right to decide whether they should be able to recall a sitting governor.

SPRINGFIELD, IL — With area schools taking part in International Walk to School Day this month, State Senator Michael Bond (D – Grayslake) is encouraging local school officials to take advantage of a new law giving them greater flexibility to fund school safety initiatives such as the Safe Routes to School program.

SPRINGFIELD —State Sen. Michael Bond (D-Grayslake) announced today that the State is ready to move forward on plans to resurface a portion of Illinois Route 137 in Lake County.

IDOT confirmed late this summer that the nearly $5 million state contract will be awarded to Peter Baker & Son, Co. for work on the 6.52-mile stretch of highway.

Winthrop Harbor, IL – State Senator Michael Bond (D – Grayslake) announced today that Gov. Pat Quinn has approved $1.5 million in alternative transportation funding for a streetscape improvement program in Winthrop Harbor.

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) recently signed off on the improvement grant as part of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The federal funding will be used to beautify and improve Winthrop Harbor to make it more inviting to residents, visitors and new businesses. Specifically, the money will be used on the streetscape leading to the state-run North Point Marina, the largest marina on the Great Lakes.

ANTIOCH, IL – State Sen. Michael Bond (D – Grayslake) and Antioch Mayor Larry Hanson announced today that they have secured more than half a million dollars in emergency road funds to repair crumbling, poorly engineered streets in an Antioch subdivision.

The Illinois Department of Transportation recently signed off on the $661,000 grant, which will be used to repair and replace streets in the Woods of Antioch subdivision. The concrete streets have been crumbling for three years because of a design flaw that allows rain to seep under the pavement and wash away the road bed.