Transportation
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Strike by drivers hits Chicago paratransit ridersAug 16, 2024 6:25 pm - Chicago residents with disabilities face challenges getting around amid a strike by Pace paratransit drivers.
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‘They agree to move, we agree to pay’: Gas line relocation key part of Route 83/Winchester Road intersection reconstructionAug 13, 2024 8:38 pm - The dangerous intersection of Winchester Road and Route 83 near Grayslake is going to be corrected, but the project comes with some seldom encountered quirks for the Lake County Division of Transportation.
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Live steam: Beloved ‘Big Boy’ locomotive will stop in Illinois on comeback tourAug 13, 2024 5:52 pm - It drew record crowds in West Chicago in 2019. Now UP’s Big Boy steam engine is back on track for a return trip to Illinois. Here’s when and where.
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Brainstorm ideas for biking, walking at Downers Grove forumAug 13, 2024 2:45 pm - The Greener Grove organization in Downers Grove is asking people to share their ideas for improving conditions for cyclists and pedestrians on Thursday, Aug. 15, at an interactive workshop.
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An Autobahn free-for-all? Drivers cringe at speeders, state police defend enforcement amid officer shortagesAug 11, 2024 8:00 pm - Can you get away with speeding in Illinois? Some drivers cite lax enforcement and are “amazed there aren’t more accidents and deaths.”
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Geneva Route 31 underpass set to reopen FridayAug 11, 2024 10:05 am - The Route 31 underpass in Geneva is scheduled to reopen to traffic on Friday, Aug. 16, after being shut down since March while Union Pacific performed construction work as part of its Third Main Line project.
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Green light for CTA’s Damen Station resurgenceAug 09, 2024 4:57 pm - A reborn Green Line CTA station opens near the United Center just in time for the Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks’ seasons this fall.
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Plane with 62 people aboard crashes in fiery wreck in Brazil's Sao Paulo state
Aug 09, 2024 1:25 pm - SAO PAULO — A plane with 62 people aboard crashed in a fiery wreck in a residential area of a city in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state Friday, the airline said, but it was not im...
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Find Lake County road projects on new online dashboardAug 08, 2024 5:25 pm - The Lake County Division of Transportation has launched a new interactive dashboard displaying the more than 300 projects in its 2024-2029 Transportation Improvement Prog...
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Pace holds public hearing Tuesday in Round Lake HeightsAug 08, 2024 2:32 pm - Pace Suburban Bus is holding a public hearing from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13 at the village of Round Lake Heights board room, 619 W. Pontiac Court, on the proposed per...