Transportation
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Delays begin Thursday on Route 120 bridge over Des Plaines RiverJul 22, 2025 11:36 am - Maintenance on the Route 120 (Belvidere Road) bridge over the Des Plaines River east of Route 21 (Milwaukee Avenue) in Gurnee and Warren Township will require intermittent daytime lane closures beginning Thursday, weather permitting.
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Wheeling board approves Dunne’s appointment to airport chairmanship; Prospect Heights vote still neededJul 21, 2025 6:57 pm - It’s one vote down, one to go for Jamie Dunne and the open chairmanship of the Chicago Executive Airport board of directors. The Wheeling village board on Monday unanimou...
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A pilot made sharp turn to avoid a B-52 bomber over North Dakota, then took to the mic to explain
Jul 21, 2025 3:55 pm - BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The pilot of a regional airliner flying over North Dakota made an unexpected sharp turn to avoid a possible midair collision with a military B-52 bo...
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Whose downtown is it? Mayors wary transit board will control development near stationsJul 20, 2025 9:00 pm - Legislation proposes creating a transit authority to oversee Metra, Pace and the CTA and allow transit-oriented development, alarming some suburban mayors concerned about local control.
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Hanover Park considering 199-unit luxury apartment complex in south commuter lotJul 18, 2025 1:48 pm - Hanover Park trustees have granted conceptual approval to a three-building, 199-unit luxury apartment complex proposed for the underused south parking lot of the village’s Metra station.
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Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern discuss merger to create transcontinental railroad, AP source says
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Pace stop in Arlington Heights closing for constructionJul 17, 2025 9:13 am - The Pace Bus 606 stop at Arlington Heights and Algonquin roads in Arlington Heights will not be accessible from July 21 through late October, due to construction, according to the village.
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Input sought on Fairfield Road project in Lake CountyJul 16, 2025 5:19 pm - The Lake County Division of Transportation is seeking input on a pending project to resurface Fairfield Road from Rollins Road to Monaville Road.
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Nostalgic for bar cars? Metra may introduce ‘café cars’Jul 16, 2025 4:52 pm - Remember Metra’s bar cars? The agency may bring back a similar amenity but alcohol’s not a given.
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Prospect Heights approves land swap enabling hangars to replace hotel at Chicago Executive AirportJul 16, 2025 3:04 pm - Prospect Heights officials have approved a redrawing of the property line between an office building and the site of a recently demolished hotel at Chicago Executive Airport to enable the construction of eight hangars there.