Transportation
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More lanes on Eisenhower? Extend Route 390 west? Tollway starting to make plans for futureApr 15, 2024 5:30 am - After myriad brainstorming sessions, hearings and fiery debate, the Illinois tollway board approved a controversial rate hike for its supersized Move Illinois program in ...
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Rail crossing at routes 120 and 83 in Grayslake to closeApr 12, 2024 12:31 pm - The Illinois Department of Transportation is alerting drivers that the rail crossing on Route 120 (Belvidere Road) west of Route 83 (Barron Boulevard) will be closed for ...
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Here we go: $127 million transportation construction program announced in Lake CountyApr 10, 2024 7:27 pm - Fifteen miles of new or widened pavement, 58 miles of resurfacing, eight big intersection improvements, 13 bridge deck repairs and two roundabouts are among the projects ...
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Will your train station get a makeover? Here’s what Metra is fixing in 2024Apr 10, 2024 4:27 pm - A new station platform in Wood Dale, rebuilt crossings in Des Plaines and Elgin, plus 15 updated bridges along the UP North Line are among Metra’s to-do projects this yea...
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Illinois Senate to consider bill that would make EV chargers more accessibleApr 09, 2024 4:44 pm - As electric vehicle charging networks are taking shape across the country and in Illinois, state Sen. Dan McConchie wants to ensure the infrastructure is accessible to al...
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$2.95 million in land acquisition funding appropriated for Hainesville Road projectApr 09, 2024 3:40 pm - A plan to add turn lanes, paths and sidewalks and improve drainage along Hainesville Road in Round Lake Beach and Round Lake Park is moving to the land acquisition stage....
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Bill nixing senior road test clears committee. What’s next?Apr 08, 2024 5:00 am - After months in limbo, a proposal ending road tests for Illinois seniors is gaining steam, thanks in part to pressure from older voters. In an 8-1 decision last week, Ill...
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Putting Global Terminal first may resolve turbulence over O’Hare redoApr 07, 2024 9:23 am - Prioritizing construction of a new Global Terminal at O’Hare could be the cure to disagreements over an $8.5 billion redesign between the city and airlines. Chicago and A...
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Airlines desperate for planes are paying up for older modelsApr 07, 2024 6:00 am - Boeing Co.’s latest 737 Max crisis has worsened an airline shortage of popular narrowbody aircraft, sending the cost of used-jet rentals to the highest level in years. Th...
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Biden tours collapsed Baltimore bridge as clearing proceeds and declares 'your nation has your back'
Apr 05, 2024 2:53 pm - BALTIMORE — President Joe Biden got a firsthand look Friday at efforts to clear away the “mangled mess” of remains of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore,...