Transportation
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Ramp at I-90, Arlington Heights Road closing FridayOct 23, 2025 11:25 am - The ramp connecting southbound Arlington Heights Road to westbound I-90 in Arlington Heights is scheduled to close beginning at 6 p.m. Friday and continuing into November, Illinois tollway officials announced Thursday.
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New pedestrian bridge in Streamwood will link paths divided by Route 59Oct 22, 2025 9:44 am - Streamwood is dedicating and opening a long-planned pedestrian bridge over Route 59, just north of Irving Park Road, at 9 a.m. Saturday.
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Pritzker dismisses property tax break for Bears at forum, urges action on transit fix: ‘We all have to pay’Oct 21, 2025 6:09 pm - Promising the Chicago Bears’ owners that ‘they won’t pay any property taxes, we shouldn’t do that,’ governor says.
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Despite earlier assurances, Cinergy Entertainment rejects mural planned for Wheeling cinemaOct 21, 2025 12:54 pm - Much-anticipated plans for a public mural near Wheeling’s Metra train station have been scrapped by the company that was to partner with the village on the project.
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Hawkiosaurus? United recognizes Blackhawks’ centennial with dino-sized tribute at O’HareOct 20, 2025 4:40 pm - That’s one big hockey player. A 75-foot-long Brachiosaurus model suits up at O’Hare’s Terminal 1 in a Chicago Blackhawks jersey.
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Amid pushback, fiscal crunch, Metra reverses course on using operating funds for capital projectsOct 19, 2025 8:45 pm - Metra had targeted $60 million for capital needs like new bridges in 2026 but is changing course after speaking with lawmakers.
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Going somewhere? Riders get 12 hours of free rides from Ventra as it makes system improvementsOct 17, 2025 11:25 am - The Ventra app and website serving CTA, Pace and Metra riders will experience a temporary outage starting late Friday.
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More cargo, more problems? Why retired suburban police chief is leading fight against heavier trucksOct 16, 2025 6:31 pm - To former Buffalo Grove and Cary police chief Steve Casstevens, the formula is obvious: bigger, fuller and heavier trucks mean bigger, more and worse crashes. That’s why the retired law enforcement leader opposes proposals in Congress to allow more densely packed semis. “Everything tells us it’s a bad idea,” he said.
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Metra reviewing cause of glitch that delayed thousandsOct 15, 2025 5:55 pm - “I have never seen chaos unfold in Union Station quite like (it)” one commuter said of the problems caused by a glitch that delayed thousands of Metra riders during Tuesday’s afternoon rush.
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E-bike and e-scooter regulations coming to MundeleinOct 15, 2025 11:53 am - Add Mundelein to the growing list of suburbs taking on battery-powered bikes and scooters and related safety issues.