Transportation
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A railway merger trifecta? What supersized UP/Norfolk Southern combo could meanAug 17, 2025 9:00 pm - How a new transcontinental railroad could reshape national freight and affect Chicago and the suburbs.
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RTA drills down into costs of fiscal crisis from ‘pizza tax’ to 10% higher faresAug 16, 2025 12:30 pm - Can this transit doomsday be averted? Here’s a look at challenges and options facing Metra, Pace and the CTA.
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Politicians must prioritize saving public transitAug 16, 2025 10:45 am - Access. That one word summarizes why public transportation is so crucial to small businesses across the region.
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Schaumburg planning roundabout, lane reduction and bike path along Springinsguth RoadAug 15, 2025 5:15 pm - Schaumburg trustees Tuesday will discuss the placement of a bike path before moving to the next stage of planning for major changes to Springinsguth Road between Schaumburg and Wise roads anticipated to start in 2029.
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Pritzker signs bill raising age for senior road testsAug 15, 2025 4:34 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation raising the age for mandatory road exams for seniors from 79 to 87 Friday. The bill also allows family members to report unsafe drivers of any age.
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District 95 authorizes emergency expenditure to ensure specialized transportation serviceAug 12, 2025 5:32 pm - A solution came down to the wire but buses will be available for the start of school Wednesday for Lake Zurich Community Unit District 95 students receiving specialized transportation services.
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Northwest Cook drivers among Illinois’ best, Naperville drivers some of the worst, study saysAug 12, 2025 3:34 pm - Northwestern suburban Cook County is home to some of the best drivers in Illinois, while Naperville has some of the worst, according to an analysis by insurance marketplace platform LendingTree.
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South Barrington police to target impaired drivingAug 12, 2025 11:30 am - South Barrington police this week will launch a focused effort to stop drunken drivers and ticket drivers not wearing seatbelts.
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Road closure in Palatine extended to Sept. 2Aug 12, 2025 10:31 am - The closure of Wilke Road in Palatine - also known as West Route 53 Frontage Road - has been extended until Sept. 2, as part of the Illinois Department of Transportation's ongoing improvements of Route 53.
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Pace paratransit rideshare program is victim of its own successAug 11, 2025 6:50 pm - RTA, Pace, Metra and CTA leaders brainstorm solutions to cover 2025 overruns amid a separate funding crisis in 2026.