Transportation
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Why hundreds of communities are scrambling to find road saltAug 15, 2026 9:31 am - Winter is still months away. But communities already are scrambling to store up road salt for the snowy season ahead. That lately has been a challenge for municipalities that count on buying salt through the Illinois Department of Central Management Services, only to be left out in the cold.
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Influx of funding means new Amtrak trains, updates for aged rail bridges, repair shops in regionAug 14, 2026 6:11 pm - Updated Amtrak trains are coming to Midwest lines including the Illini/Saluki between Chicago and Carbondale.
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Park district seeks community input on Prospect Heights bike path improvementsAug 14, 2026 3:46 pm - The Prospect Heights Park District seeks community input as it pursues funding through the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program (ITEP) for improvements to the Prospect Heights Bike Path.
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Who’s on first at Metra? Directors coming and going as transit reforms gelAug 12, 2026 6:06 pm - Multiple Metra directors signed off at their final board meeting Wednesday as turnover related to transit reform legislation starts materializing.
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Lee Street in Des Plaines closing for railroad workAug 12, 2026 3:13 pm - A stretch of Lee Street in downtown Des Plaines will be shut down to traffic starting Monday morning for railroad track and pavement repairs.
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Gasoline-powered cars parked in EV spots in Mundelein now can be ticketed, towedAug 11, 2026 5:22 pm - Gasoline-fueled cars parked in spots reserved for electric vehicles in village-owned lots in Mundelein could be ticketed or towed under new rules.
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Illinois becomes first state in Great Lakes region to designate industrial plastic pellets as pollution
Aug 11, 2026 9:20 am - Illinois is requiring polluters to begin reporting spills of industrial plastic pellets known as nurdles, a growing source of contamination in the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds. Companies that manufacture, use or transport nurdles also must develop plans to limit them in storm runoff, making the state the first in either watershed to officially designate bits of wasted plastic as pollution.
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Route 59 in North Barrington to close for a monthAug 10, 2026 7:20 pm - Route 59 from Cuba Road to Route 22 in North Barrington will be closed to traffic for more than a month beginning Thursday, Aug. 13, through Sept. 15.
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Fight catalytic converter theft with a free label at AAA eventAug 10, 2026 4:51 pm - Converter thefts have decreased in recent years, but it’s still expensive to replace one.
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DuPage seeking residents’ input on ride servicesAug 10, 2026 1:21 pm - DuPage County and the Regional Transportation Authority are conducting a survey to improve on-demand ride services like Uber, Lyft, and Ride DuPage for county residents.