Illinois Governor Pat Quinn announces the completion of the I-80 expansion project during a ceremony along side the interstate highway at the Pipefitters Training Center in Mokena Wednesday, October 23, 2012. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn announces the completion of the I-80 expansion project during a ceremony along side the interstate highway at the Pipefitters Training Center in Mokena Wednesday, October 23, 2012. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
Will County Executive Larry Walsh (left) shakes the hand of Illinois Governor Pat Quinn as the completion of the I-80 expansion project is announced during a ceremony along side the interstate highway at the Pipefitters Training Center in Mokena Wednesday, October 23, 2012. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
Will County Executive Larry Walsh (left) and Illinois Governor Pat Quinn announce the completion of the I-80 expansion project during a ceremony along side the interstate highway at the Pipefitters Training Center in Mokena Wednesday, October 23, 2012. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (left) and Will County Executive Larry Walsh talk before a ceremony announcing the completion of the I-80 expansion Wednesday, October 23, 2012. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
The makeover of a local stretch of Interstate 80 was a job-creating project vital to the south suburbs, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn said Wednesday. Although work wrapped up last month, Quinn officially announced the completion of an eight-mile, $26 million renovation Wednesday at the Pipe …