Transportation
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Pace reveals passenger upgrades at Schaumburg bus hub but specter of fiscal cliff loomsSep 14, 2025 7:53 pm - Plus — a big road closure, Metra and UP throwdown over track costs, and family day at Midway Airport.
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Route 45 resurfacing in Antioch begins MondaySep 14, 2025 11:09 am - Resurfacing a 1.9-mile stretch of Route 45 (Bristol Road) from Rosecrans Road (Route 173) to south of 128th Street/North Avenue in Antioch will require intermittent daytime lane closures beginning, weather permitting, Monday, Sept. 15.
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FAA seeks $3.1 million in fines from Boeing over safety violations, 2024 midair panel blowoutSep 13, 2025 5:50 pm - The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking $3.1 million in fines from Boeing over safety violations, including ones related to an Alaska Airlines jetliner losing a do...
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Route 14 in Barrington to close Monday for underpass projectSep 12, 2025 4:49 pm - Route 14 will be fully closed from north of Valencia Road to Hough Street in Barrington beginning Monday, Sept. 15 as part of the Route 14 underpass project.
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Shoe Factory Road in Hoffman Estates closed for railroad repairs Sept. 15-20Sep 11, 2025 3:28 pm - Shoe Factory Road in Hoffman Estates will be closed between Beverly Road and Sutton Road starting at 9 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 15 for railroad track repairs.
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Along for the Ride: Cook Co. invests more than $1.5M in suburban biking infrastructureSep 10, 2025 7:32 pm - Cook County has awarded grants totaling over $1.5 million for biking infrastructure projects in several suburbs and the Forest Preserves of Cook County.
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‘Might not be right for Rolling Meadows’: Council rejects plan to narrow Kirchoff RoadSep 10, 2025 6:49 pm - Rolling Meadows’ city council voted 4-3 against implementing a so-called “road diet” of a milelong stretch of Kirchoff Road that would have reduced the thoroughfare from five lanes to three.
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Northwest Municipal Conference to host summit on e-bike and e-scooter policies Sept. 22Sep 10, 2025 5:27 pm - The Northwest Municipal Conference is organizing a summit aimed at providing greater clarity and coherence among its member suburbs’ e-bike and e-scooter regulations on Monday, Sept. 22.
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Part of Route 14 in Barrington closed beginning Sept. 15Sep 09, 2025 2:23 pm - A stretch of Route 14 through Barrington will be fully closed beginning Monday, Sept. 15, as part of ongoing work to build an underpass at the Canadian National Railway tracks.
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Advantage Metra: Feds give agency track rights in Union Pacific disputeSep 08, 2025 7:23 pm - Feud over cost of Metra running trains on UP tracks shouldn’t affect passengers, regulators say.