Transportation
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IDOT seeks public input on roads, rail, and EVsMay 12, 2025 12:07 pm - The Illinois Department of Transportation is asking the public to provide feedback on the state’s transportation system and the agency’s overall performance by taking the annual Traveler Opinion Survey.
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Are we going over the cliff? Lawmakers have just days to save Metra, Pace and CTA from massive cutsMay 11, 2025 9:00 pm - The clock is ticking on a financial fix for the shortfall facing Metra, Pace and the CTA.
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American, United rivalry boils over in lawsuit on O’Hare gatesMay 09, 2025 6:32 pm - Here is what’s behind American Airlines’ lawsuit against Chicago and how United Airlines is reacting.
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Air traffic controllers for Newark airport briefly lose radar access again
May 09, 2025 12:46 pm - The air traffic controllers directing planes into the Newark, New Jersey, airport lost their radar Friday morning for the second time in two weeks.
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‘Education and enforcement’: Why you can expect to see more police on Route 59 todayMay 09, 2025 5:30 am - Police departments across the suburbs — from Wauconda up north to Naperville down south and nearly everywhere in between — are teaming up for a regional traffic safety initiative all day Friday along the Route 59 corridor.
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Roosevelt Road bridge project to cause lane shifts in Glen EllynMay 08, 2025 10:34 am - Repairs to the bridge carrying Roosevelt Road over Route 53 in Glen Ellyn are due to begin Monday, May 12, weather permitting, IDOT says.
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Wadsworth Road to close at Canadian Pacific Railroad crossing May 8May 07, 2025 2:05 pm - Wadsworth Road between Route 41 and Kilbourne Road east of the Des Plaines River in northeastern Lake County will be closed Thursday, May 8 for rail crossing repairs.
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REAL ID enforcement begins at O’Hare, airports nationwideMay 07, 2025 2:00 pm - After years of postponed deadlines, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration began enforcing REAL ID requirements at airports nationwide Wednesday.
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Trump tariffs set off doubts — even in Rust Belt area he pledged to restore
May 07, 2025 8:05 am - ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania — One month into a sweeping new tariff regime that President Donald Trump vowed would bring jobs and factories “roaring back,” a Pennsylvania manu...
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Bill to end senior road tests for 86 and younger, allow reporting of unsafe drivers clears Senate committeeMay 06, 2025 6:54 pm - Members of the Transportation Committee unanimously approved the change.