Transportation
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Northwest Municipal Conference to host summit on e-bike and e-scooter policies Sept. 22Sep 10, 2025 5:27 pm - The Northwest Municipal Conference is organizing a summit aimed at providing greater clarity and coherence among its member suburbs’ e-bike and e-scooter regulations on Monday, Sept. 22.
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Part of Route 14 in Barrington closed beginning Sept. 15Sep 09, 2025 2:23 pm - A stretch of Route 14 through Barrington will be fully closed beginning Monday, Sept. 15, as part of ongoing work to build an underpass at the Canadian National Railway tracks.
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Advantage Metra: Feds give agency track rights in Union Pacific disputeSep 08, 2025 7:23 pm - Feud over cost of Metra running trains on UP tracks shouldn’t affect passengers, regulators say.
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Palatine street closing for water main constructionSep 08, 2025 2:46 pm - As part of ongoing water main construction, East Reseda Parkway will be closed on both sides of Hicks Road in Palatine beginning Tuesday and lasting for about 14 days, village officials said.
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IDOT is studying a solution for traffic-prone corridor. “Nothing has been ruled out or in.”Sep 07, 2025 8:15 pm - There’s little disagreement among Lake County residents that Route 120 is fraught with time-wasting, crash-causing gridlock. That’s why local and state officials have spe...
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How runway safety system slowed plane, averted disaster in WheelingSep 04, 2025 2:18 pm - A concrete safety system slowed down a small airplane that overshot a Chicago Executive Airport runway Wednesday and kept it from hurtling onto a nearby road.
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‘Very, very fortunate’: No injuries when plane overshoots Chicago Executive runwaySep 03, 2025 3:18 pm - A small jet overshot a runway while landing at Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling on Wednesday afternoon and crashed through a fence.
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Wilke Road resurfacing begins this week in PalatineSep 02, 2025 10:52 am - Resurfacing of Wilke Road (also known as West Illinois Route 53 Frontage Road) from Rand Road to Alison Drive in Palatine is scheduled to take place this week.
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What does inching along in rush-hour traffic cost you? Chicago in top 10 of most expensive commutesAug 31, 2025 8:51 pm - Happy Labor Day worker bees. Let’s talk about long commutes, and what they cost you.
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Elgin police reopen portion of Randall Road after semi overturnsAug 28, 2025 11:08 am - An overturned semitrailer truck caused Elgin police to close northbound lanes of Randall Road near Hopps Road Thursday morning until about 3:30 p.m. No injuries were repo...