Transportation
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Drainage, heavy icing closes Route 59 in North BarringtonFeb 18, 2025 5:59 pm - A drainage issue causing heavy icing on Route 59/Hough Road have closed the road in North Barrington temporarily, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation....
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All 80 aboard a Delta jet survive after it burst into flames on a Toronto runway
Feb 18, 2025 11:35 am - The Delta Air Lines jet came down fast, landing so hard that it lost its right wing, then burst into flames on a runway in Toronto. The aircraft slid to a stop, upside down, leaving a trail of black smoke in its wake.
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Can this interchange be fixed? Tollway wants to tame I-355/I-88 gridlockFeb 17, 2025 6:58 pm - The Illinois is developing a engineering solution for the traffic black hole at I-355 and I-88.
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Delta flight flips over on landing at Toronto's Pearson Airport and 8 people are hurt
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Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash
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New IDOT crash data shows drop in traffic deaths but pedestrian fatalities spikingFeb 16, 2025 9:00 pm - “It’s really tragic.” While fatal crashes overall are declining in Illinois, the roads are getting more deadly for pedestrians. Why is walking risky business in Illinois?
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Exit of O’Hare, Midway chief leaves crucial vacancy for city, suburbsFeb 14, 2025 6:09 pm - Longtime CDA Commissioner Jamie Rhee, who led the city’s airports through COVID, big construction projects and noise issues, is retiring in mid-April.
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Transit funding crisis coming to a head in SpringfieldFeb 11, 2025 6:23 pm - As public transit in the region faces a $771 million shortfall, Illinois lawmakers have introduced competing reform bills.
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Financial differences slowing Union Pacific’s handoff to MetraFeb 10, 2025 6:02 pm - Metra will eventually take over operating the busy UP North, Northwest and West train lines, but for now the handoff is being delayed by financial issues.
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CTA train service mostly restored on Green Line after derailmentFeb 10, 2025 9:14 am - Riders had to be evacuated from the train by the fire department.