Transportation
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What does the last-minute fix for transit budget gap mean and why the 45-cent toll hike?Nov 02, 2025 8:45 pm - “Great news for riders?” Or, a “tax increase primarily hitting suburbanites?” What to know about the recently approved transit plan and its 45-cent toll hike.
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Overnight lane closures along Arlington Heights Road begin MondayNov 02, 2025 8:08 am - Arlington Heights Road will be impacted by construction in two locations during overnight hours Monday night into Tuesday morning. Both projects are required in order to make critical water main connections, officials said.
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Route 14, Lake Zurich Road in Barrington reopen amid ongoing underpass projectOct 31, 2025 4:19 pm - Route 14 in Barrington reopened Friday afternoon on its new temporary four-lane roadway along with the temporary two-lane Lake Zurich Road.
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Lawmakers approve $1.5 billion transit funding package with 45 cent toll increase
Oct 31, 2025 9:54 am - Pritzker gives thumb’s up to plan that would avert transit implosion, offer expanded services, and create new oversight board.
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Cook County to hold hearing on improving rush-hour congestion on Quentin Road in PalatineOct 30, 2025 4:42 pm - After asking for nearly 30 years, residents of two subdivisions along a milelong stretch of Quentin Road in Palatine that narrows to two lanes are learning more about Cook County’s preferred solution to traffic congestion that keeps them trapped at rush hour.
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When passenger flight arrived at O’Hare: City marks 70 years of commercial serviceOct 30, 2025 11:24 am - The first commercial flight from O’Hare International Airport took to the skies Oct. 29, 1955.
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A little-known legal loophole has scrambled state efforts to save transit agencies from financial disasterOct 29, 2025 5:17 pm - Looking for funding options to save the Chicago region’s transit systems from potentially crippling cuts, state lawmakers earlier this year considered what appeared to be a straightforward plan: tap an existing transportation tax and use the money for transportation. The proposal met with backlash from the suburbs because most of that money is not being used for transit at all.
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House Dems eye taxes on entertainment, billionaires’ investments to fund transit
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House Dems eye taxes on entertainment, billionaires’ investments to fund transit
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Flight delays become more common as air traffic controllers go without pay during shutdown
Oct 28, 2025 12:10 pm - Air traffic controllers will miss their paychecks Tuesday because of the ongoing government shutdown, raising concerns that mounting financial stress could take a toll on the already understaffed employees who guide thousands of flights each day.