https://pciiw.org/news Chapter news from PCI of Illinois & Wisconsin: projects, education, events and the regional precast industry. en-us Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://pciiw.org/post/idot-fy27-highway-program-precast https://pciiw.org/post/idot-fy27-highway-program-precast Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT IDOT's FY 2027 Annual Highway Improvement Program puts $6.4 billion into Illinois roads and bridges and says bridge deterioration is outpacing the money. A look at the numbers, the bridge projects, and the role precast plays. https://pciiw.org/post/rhk-drop-dead-gala-2026 https://pciiw.org/post/rhk-drop-dead-gala-2026 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT PCI IW associate member RHK Construction hosts its costume fundraising gala at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora on October 24. Proceeds support hands-on trades education for students in Kane and Kendall counties. https://pciiw.org/post/lemont-field-32-precast-dugouts https://pciiw.org/post/lemont-field-32-precast-dugouts Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Lemont Park District's Field 32 dugouts are precast concrete with a brick formliner finish. How the field came together, and what a park district gets from precast. https://pciiw.org/post/exact-technology-joins-pci-iw https://pciiw.org/post/exact-technology-joins-pci-iw Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT A cylinder break tells you what the cylinder did. EXACT Technology builds the sensors and match-curing systems that tell you what the element did, and the company has joined the chapter as an associate member. https://pciiw.org/post/northwestern-lake-forest-three-producers https://pciiw.org/post/northwestern-lake-forest-three-producers Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Three chapter producers have clad the same Lake Forest hospital campus over several years. Each had to match what the one before it built. https://pciiw.org/post/forrestal-elementary-thin-brick-precast https://pciiw.org/post/forrestal-elementary-thin-brick-precast Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT The gym at Forrestal Elementary doubles as a storm shelter. International Concrete Products cast its brick facade into the panels instead of laying it. https://pciiw.org/post/versatility-of-hollowcore https://pciiw.org/post/versatility-of-hollowcore Tue, 28 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT Why Illinois and Wisconsin designers choose hollowcore precast slabs: spans reaching 50 feet, faster schedules, and lower cost than site-cast floors. https://pciiw.org/post/cannonballbridge https://pciiw.org/post/cannonballbridge Wed, 06 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT Beside the historic Wabash Cannonball Bridge, a new precast concrete crossing shows why precast is the material of choice for modern, long-lasting bridges. https://pciiw.org/post/tip-day-bridging-research-and-reality-in-precast-concrete-innovation https://pciiw.org/post/tip-day-bridging-research-and-reality-in-precast-concrete-innovation Mon, 04 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT Transportation Infrastructure Precast Day at the University of Illinois connected students with the engineers applying precast to real projects. https://pciiw.org/post/the-orchard-in-lincoln-park-how-precast-delivered-timeless-design-and-unmatched-efficiency https://pciiw.org/post/the-orchard-in-lincoln-park-how-precast-delivered-timeless-design-and-unmatched-efficiency Mon, 04 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT How Antunovich Associates and Lombard Architectural Precast delivered a prewar-inspired facade in Chicago's Lincoln Park in about three months.