Transportation
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‘Basically reckless driving’: Schaumburg enacts regulations on use of e-bikes and scootersJun 23, 2025 6:41 pm - Schaumburg has joined a growing list of suburban regulators of the use of electric bicycles and scooters in the interest of the safety of riders and pedestrians.
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Metra, Pace and CTA now have a day pass to ride all three systemsJun 23, 2025 2:54 pm - The Regional Day Pass will be sold on Ventra and offered through a six-month pilot program that could be extended, depending on funding.
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Tapping ‘Do Not Disturb’ on your phone could prevent crashes. Why don’t we use it?Jun 22, 2025 1:59 pm - Many don’t know about “Do Not Disturb” technology or how to turn it on. For others, it’s the dreaded FOMO on texts.
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East Dundee allows golf carts on village streetsJun 19, 2025 11:03 am - Add golf carts to the ways to get around East Dundee. Village trustees have approved the use of golf carts on village streets. The new ordinance takes effect July 1.
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Two budgets for Metra? One business as usual, the other a doomsday scenarioJun 18, 2025 7:00 pm - It’s “the most complex budget process we’ve ever had to do,” with sweeping cuts possible for Metra, Pace and the CTA.
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Pritzker: State not responsible for fixing transit crisis aloneJun 17, 2025 5:22 pm - “There are a lot of contributors to the solution,” Gov. JB Pritzker said referring to the Collar Counties, Chicago and Cook County besides the state to pay for a transit shortfall.
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Improvements coming to Buffalo Grove RoadJun 17, 2025 12:00 pm - A stretch of Buffalo Grove Road through Buffalo Grove, Arlington Heights and Wheeling could be reconstructed in 2027.
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Kennedy Expressway construction on track for Thanksgiving completionJun 16, 2025 5:05 pm - After two years and four months, what’s another five? Here’s the latest on the Kennedy Expressway slog.
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Get new I-PASS sticker at pop-up event Tuesday in WaucondaJun 16, 2025 1:24 pm - Free I-PASS sticker tags will be available for passenger vehicles at a pop-up event from 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Wauconda Township office, 505 W. Bonner Road, Wauconda...
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Police join coordinated traffic safety effort along Route 21 in Lake CountyJun 16, 2025 7:21 am - Police from several Lake County departments will be part of a coordinated traffic safety initiative across northern Illinois on Tuesday, June 17.