Excavation & Conservation News


Deromedi Family Bridge

“Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. (WJE), Penn Trails, LLC, and Chase Engineering, LLC, teamed together to design a pedestrian suspension bridge spanning 120 feet over the No-Name Ravine in the Jean and John Greene Nature Preserve in Lake Forest, Illinois. Aside from WJE and Chase, other key participants included John Keno and Company, Inc., the construction contractor, and S & J Construction Co., Inc., the steel erector.”

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Grant-Program Delays Push Back Kenilworth’s Shoreline Plans

“Since the grant program excludes any projects already underway, Brennan advised trustees to reject both construction bids received earlier this year. Instead, he said they could slow the project’s timeline by negotiating with John Keno and Co., the Chicago-based low bidder.”

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Lakeside Alliance Subcontractor Spotlight

“Lakeside Alliance is proud to spotlight John Keno and Company (JKC), a third-generation, family- and veteran-owned small business that has performed construction and excavation work on some of Chicago’s most iconic sites.”

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Schiller Park Storm Sewer Improvement

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District, Village of Schiller Park and members of the construction company John Keno and Company Inc. at the groundbreaking.

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Opening of Jean and John Greene Nature Preserve at McCormick Ravine

“Lake Forest Open Lands proudly invites guests to visit its newest treasure – the Jean and John Greene Nature Preserve at McCormick Ravine.”

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NSWRD Completes Revetment Project at Sunrise Beach

“The North Shore Water Reclamation District (NSWRD) Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the completion of the Lake Bluff Sunrise Beach revetment project. Due to the excellent work of John Keno & Co. the project was accomplished is a timely fashion with little or no disruption to neighboring residents or visitors.”

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Emergency Sand Replenishment Project Begins At Rosewood Beach

“Antioch-based Thelen Sand & Gravel was the most reasonably priced sand supplier and John Keno & Company was the only contractor who was available to was available to start the work on short notice and complete it by the district’s timeline.”

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John Keno & Company Work at Carthage College Along Lake Michigan

Member News – Engineers Local 139: Operators working for John Keno & Company Inc. position boulders along the Lake Michigan shoreline on April 4 at Carthage College in Kenosha

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Marshall Metro High School Campus Park Site Improvement

“The Campus Park site improvement is a 10.3 acre site. The existing vacant lots and tennis courts will be demolished in order to provide an open field with green space at the site.”

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Chicago Company Specializes in “Out-of-the-Ordinary” Excavation and Utility Work

Roland Machinery Co. Industry Scoop: “It’s not easy to pigeonhole the type of work that John Keno and Company (JKC) does throughout the greater Chicago area. That work includes prime contracting, excavating for wastewater facilities and large concrete structures — all with an emphasis on deep, difficult and unstable soil conditions.”

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