Transportation
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Metra implementing fare overhaul, eliminating ticket windows
Jan 03, 2024 6:59 pm - Big changes are coming to Metra over the coming weeks as the commuter rail agency introduces a new fare structure Feb. 1. Metra is overhauling ticket prices, reducing zon...
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Metra passengers left high and dry waiting for special New Year’s Eve train that departed early
Jan 03, 2024 6:11 pm - Some New Year’s Eve revelers who opted to take a special, late-night Metra BNSF train were left scrambling to find alternative transportation after the train departed ear...
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Have ideas on how to improve Union Station? Amtrak wants to hear themJan 03, 2024 1:33 pm - Amtrak wants your ideas and input as it reimagines the concourse at Chicago Union Station. The passenger railroad company plans improvements to the boarding process, ...
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2024 transportation predictions: Blustery skies over O’Hare redo and peering down a transit cliffJan 02, 2024 10:25 am - The train has left the 2023 station loaded with major stories, from a controversial CP railway merger to a transit funding crisis. So what’s next in 2024, you ask? In a t...
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Taking transit this holiday? Here are tips on family fares and free ridesDec 31, 2023 11:23 am - A holiday staycation doesn’t mean hunkering down the entire time. And for active suburbanites experiencing cabin fever, Metra and the Chicago Transit Authority are offeri...
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Advance work planned for Hunt Club Road/Washington Street intersectionDec 30, 2023 11:06 am - Travelers in the area of Hunt Club Road and Washington Street in Gurnee can expect to see crews this winter conduction utility relocation and tree clearing in advance of ...
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Traveling this holiday? Here are tips on flying, fuel and trafficDec 20, 2023 6:13 pm - An avalanche of passengers surged through O’Hare International Airport Wednesday as the holiday travel season took off. The Chicago Department of Aviation projects 3.4 mi...
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Will the eruption of the volcano in Iceland affect flights and how serious is it?
Dec 19, 2023 11:03 am - LONDON — Scientists anticipated the eruption of a volcano in southwestern Iceland for weeks, so when it happened on Monday night, it was no surprise. The region had been ...
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Chicago plans a $200 million remodel of O’Hare’s Terminal 3. Here’s what you can expectDec 19, 2023 7:19 am - A major remodel at O’Hare International Airport’s Terminal 3 will kick off soon, Chicago Department of Aviation Commissioner Jamie Rhee said. The $200 million interior re...
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Illinois is the only state with age-based tests and seniors are not happyDec 18, 2023 6:32 am - Describing the policy as anywhere from “unfair” to “terrible,” numerous Illinois drivers are fired up about living in the only state requiring seniors to take road tests....