Transportation
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Route 14 road closures ahead in BarringtonJul 29, 2025 3:24 pm - Route 14 will be reduced to one lane in each direction between Valencia Avenue and Hough Street in Barrington beginning Aug. 4, as part of work to construct an underpass below the Canadian National Railway tracks.
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Rate increases, express lanes, new highways considered in tollway’s latest strategic planJul 28, 2025 7:32 pm - What’s in the Illinois tollway’s latest strategic plan? Board approves 20-year “road map.”
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Construction of bridge connecting Mount Prospect parks could begin next yearJul 28, 2025 8:29 am - A pedestrian bridge over Northwest Highway and the Union Pacific tracks in Mount Prospect to connect two parks appears to be getting closer to becoming a reality.
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Illinois adding more electric vehicles than ever before, but not enough to meet goal of 1 million by 2030Jul 26, 2025 12:15 pm - The number of electric vehicles registered in Illinois last year increased by nearly 37,000, the largest year-to-year spike since the state began keeping track in 2017. However, there are still less than 150,000 EVs registered statewide, well below the state’s targeted goal of 1 million by 2030.
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Robert McClory bike path construction to beginJul 25, 2025 5:45 pm - Construction to improve safety and accessibility of 12.3 miles of the Robert McClory Bike Path will begin next week.
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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...