Transportation
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Unexpected finding will delay completion of Route 83/Winchester Road projectOct 11, 2025 8:11 am - The reopening of a segment of Route 83 in central Lake County has been delayed due to unforeseen conditions.
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Metra fares to spike between 13% and 15%, if approved amid funding gapOct 11, 2025 8:09 am - Amid a looming shortfall and concerns about layoffs, Metra directors Friday approved the release of a tentative $1.1 billion operating budget for 2026 that includes fare hikes of up to 15%. “I love my job. But I worry for my colleagues and I who are facing the real threat of major service cuts and pink slips in 2027,” conductor Orlando Rojas told Metra officials.
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‘The situation appears to be deteriorating:’ O’Hare is back to normal but for how long amid shutdown?Oct 08, 2025 1:45 pm - Experts predict disruptions may continue as the shutdown stress grows for unpaid government employees, including air traffic controllers.
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Will Buffalo Grove join other communities in regulating e-bikes?Oct 07, 2025 4:51 pm - Buffalo Grove could be following other communities down the path of regulating e-bikes, e-scooters and other electric mobility devices. Trustees at Monday’s village board meeting heard input from police and talked about a possible ordinance.
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State Sen. Castro secures more than $12 million for 7 local infrastructure projects
Oct 06, 2025 1:10 pm - State Sen. Cristina Castro has secured more than $12 million for construction and road improvement projects in Elgin, Carpentersville, Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg and Barrington Hills, according to a news release.
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Kennedy Expressway express lanes back to normal for Monday morning rush
Oct 05, 2025 3:40 pm - The express lanes on the Kennedy Expressway are set to return to normal for the Monday morning rush, offering relief to inbound commuters for the first time since the lan...
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Is this a good time to buy a car? Here’s the fall outlook with tariffs here, EV tax credits goneOct 05, 2025 3:00 pm - Auto manufacturers have been sucking up extra costs but that could change in 2026, plus some EV rebates still exist.
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Huntley backs out of stop on Chicago-to-Rockford passenger rail line
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‘Unconstitutional’: Congressmen, Pritzker call out White House freeze on CTA projectsOct 03, 2025 6:53 pm - The Trump administration has frozen funds for a Red Line extension and other major Chicago Transit Authority projects. The move impacts a major Red Line extension on Chicago’s South Side and modernization of the Purple/Red lines on the North Side.
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Transit doomsday is postponed, but cuts are coming to CTA in 2026, Metra in 2027, agencies sayOct 03, 2025 6:11 pm - CTA warns of a 25% service reduction in 2026 while Metra projects cutting 267 trains without state aid in 2027.