Transportation
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Their son was hit by a bus and died. Now school districts are trying to blame ‘negligent’ parents
Oct 10, 2024 11:13 am - Lawyers for two Crystal Lake school districts, which are being sued over the death of a 3-year-old boy who was hit by a school bus in Cary, want to argue in court that the child’s parents were “negligent” and “caused” his endangerment by failing to stop him from playing in the street, according to a filing in the civil lawsuit in McHenry County court.
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Illinois Secretary of State revokes five 'Oct. 7' license platesOct 09, 2024 10:13 am - Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has revoked the personalized license plates of five Illinois drivers who ordered variations of the date “October 7,” drawing...
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‘The project I hear most about from residents’: Key contract signed for planned Patriot Path in central Lake CountyOct 08, 2024 6:22 pm - The Patriot Path, an idea raised 20 years ago for a trail to link thousands of residents to multiple destinations in central and eastern Lake County, is steadily advancing toward construction.
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Hainesville Road culvert and pond work set to beginOct 08, 2024 6:26 am - A culvert on Hainesville Road will be replaced and detention ponds on Renwood Golf Course in Round Lake Beach will be improved, starting Oct. 15.
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IDOT opens another diverging diamond traffic tamer at I-55 interchangeOct 07, 2024 7:29 pm - There’s a new diverging diamond interchange at the problematic I-55 and Route 59 interchange.
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Fix for problematic I-294 interchange at Irving Park Road heads to public meetingOct 07, 2024 7:06 pm - Drivers frustrated with meager access at I-294 and Irving Park Road can learn about a redo Tuesday.
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Downtown Palatine parking garage undergoing repairsOct 07, 2024 11:18 am - Work is scheduled to begin this week on maintenance repairs at the Gateway Center Parking Deck at 251 W. Colfax St. in downtown Palatine.
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Will Wheeling library get car-charging stations?Oct 07, 2024 8:08 am - Charging stations for electric vehicles could be coming to the Indian Trails Public Library in Wheeling.
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Are we there yet? Illinois’ drive to 1 million EVs is still in second gearOct 06, 2024 8:52 pm - The good, the bad and some eye candy from the Chicago Drives Electric showcase.
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Time running out for lawmakers to address public transit fiscal cliffOct 06, 2024 7:00 am - Efficient, accessible, and safe public transportation is essential to a robust Illinois economy. Our public transit systems connect workers to jobs, bring customers to co...