Transportation
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After plan to shrink Kirchoff nixed, Rolling Meadows officials pivot to intersection fixOct 02, 2025 4:35 pm - Rolling Meadows aldermen have approved spending $80,915 for a study to improve the intersection of Kirchoff Road and Oriole Lane. The vote this week came after their earlier rejection of a controversial plan to reduce lanes on Kirchoff.
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Work begins to replace century-old railroad bridge in NapervilleOct 01, 2025 2:54 pm - Construction has begun to replace a 110-year-old railroad bridge in Naperville, the final task in a decades-long project to reduce congestion on North Aurora Road.
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‘Many live paycheck to paycheck’: Shutdown will impact local workers, airports and services, stakeholders sayOct 01, 2025 12:35 pm - Thousands of city and suburban federal employees will be without pay with courts and pollution monitoring impacted by shutdown.
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Schaumburg Township to hold open house for new electric buses WednesdaySep 30, 2025 3:48 pm - Schaumburg Township will hold an open house featuring its new electric buses from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday at township hall, 1 Illinois Blvd. in Hoffman Estates.
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Downtown Lake Zurich intersection closed through mid-NovemberSep 29, 2025 1:16 pm - The intersection of Old Rand Road and Main Street in Lake Zurich will be closed to all traffic through mid-November as part of an ongoing improvement project.
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Paratransit riders hit with major cuts to rideshare program starting this weekSep 28, 2025 9:00 pm - Families that rely on a Pace paratransit service offering subsidized Uber rides for those with disabilities say new cuts will be “devastating.”
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Prospect Heights sets regulations for e-bikes, e-scooters and gas-powered bikesSep 26, 2025 3:56 pm - Prospect Heights has adopted Illinois’ written regulations on electric bikes and scooters as its own, with the addition of a parental responsibility clause.
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Closure of Old Willow Road in Prospect Heights starts Tuesday for four daysSep 26, 2025 3:52 pm - Due to ongoing construction for the Metropolitan Reclamation Water District sewer project in Prospect Heights, there will be a temporary closure of Old Willow Road starting Tuesday and ending Friday.
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Judge rejects American’s pitch to retain gates at O’HareSep 25, 2025 5:28 pm - A Cook County judge has rejected American Airlines’ effort to block the transfer of gates at O’Hare to competitor United Airlines.
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Planned industrial buildings in Schaumburg require demolition of 19 unincorporated homesSep 24, 2025 3:15 pm - A proposal for a pair of industrial buildings between Wintrust Field and Experior Logistics’ new trucking headquarters in southwest Schaumburg will require the demolition of all 19 houses along unincorporated Long Avenue.