Transportation
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Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern confirm merger talks to create coast to coast railroad
Jul 24, 2025 3:10 pm - Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern confirmed that they are in “advanced” merger talks that would create a single U.S railroad with service stretching from the East to the West Coast. The potential merger would combine the largest and smallest of the country’s six major freight railroads.
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Fox Lake enacts rules for e-bikes and e-scooters to enhance safety, promote responsible useJul 23, 2025 6:02 pm - Fox Lake has become the latest community to enact rules regulating electric bikes and electric scooters on village roads and sidewalks.
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Wheaton commissions study of intersection with speeding, impatient driversJul 22, 2025 4:37 pm - The Wheaton City Council has given the greenlight to a study that will evaluate potential traffic calming measures at Harrison Avenue and Washington Street.
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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
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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.