West Side Tractor Sales - Thu May 06, 2021
West Side Tractor Expands Product Offerings With Hitachi Mining Equipment
Effective May 1, 2021, West Side Tractor Sales expanded its equipment offerings with the Hitachi mining product line in Illinois and several counties in northwest Indiana. This additional contract adds to the dealership's Hitachi construction products already available....
West Side Tractor Sales - Thu May 06, 2021
West Side Tractor, Johnsburg High School Partner to Inspire Next Generation
When Johnsburg High School community liaison Gus Schmid first heard about the John Deere excavator/construction simulator, he knew it would be a valuable addition to JHS's vocational arts department....
West Side Tractor Sales - Mon March 01, 2021
West Side Tractor Sales Announces First Certified Rebuild Facility
West Side Tractor Sales, the John Deere construction and forestry equipment dealership of northern Illinois and Indiana, announced that the Lisle, Ill., headquarters is now a John Deere Certified Rebuild Center....
West Side Tractor Sales - Wed October 14, 2020
West Side Tractor Sales Opens Its New Headquarters in Lisle, Illinois
The Benck family, owners of West Side Tractor Sales and RCE Equipment Solutions, announced the opening of their new headquarters. After almost 60 years, the Naperville location (1400 W. Ogden Ave) has been relocated to 3300 Ogden Avenue, Lisle, Ill., 60532....
West Side Tractor Sales - Thu July 16, 2020
RCE Equipment Solutions Announces Its New Series of Railavators
RCE Equipment Solutions, a railroad maintenance equipment manufacturer, has a new series of Railavators available: John Deere models 210G, 245G and 250G high-rail excavators. RCE stated that the Railavator — high-rail excavator — is its most popular machine due to its quality and versatility....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 29, 2020
$4B Illinois Tollway Reconstruction Under Way
The Illinois Tollway's $4 billion reconstruction of the 22-mi.-long Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) from Balmoral Avenue to 95th Street will provide congestion relief and reconstruct aging bridges and other infrastructure to meet current and future traffic demands, while also addressing regional transportation needs in the western Chicago area....
West Side Tractor Sales - Wed April 29, 2020
West Side Tractor Expands John Deere Compact Equipment Footprint in Indiana
West Side Tractor Sales, the authorized John Deere construction and forestry dealer in Illinois and Indiana, announced the expansion of the John Deere compact equipment line in additional Indiana counties throughout the state....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 01, 2020
Illinois' Weber Road, I-55 Interchange Project Moves Forward
Utility relocations delays prevented crews from starting work on the $68 million I-55 Interchange project on Weber Road in Romeoville, Ill., in 2018, but in early May 2019 operations began in earnest. The work zone covers Weber Road from 119th Street north/Rodeo Road of the interchange to 135th Street/Romeo Road to the south and 1/2 mi....
CEG - Wed January 22, 2020
Associated Equipment Distributors Members Gather in Chicago for 2020 Annual Summit, AED Fundraising Gala
(L-R): Allen Patterson, regional business manager; Kresten Binder, executive vice president, North America; and Barry Ferrell, regional business manager of Hydrema, offer a line of side and articulated dumps in sizes that are hard to find....
Katherine Devlin – CEG Editorial Assistant - Wed January 08, 2020
'It's a Beautiful Thing' — West Side Tractor's Tom Stern Retires
Long-time industry champion, Tom Stern, general sales manager of West Side Tractor Sales, is beginning 2020 with a new position: retired. Stern began working in the construction equipment industry in 1974....
