Transportation
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Snakes (almost) on a plane: Here were the TSA’s top finds of 2024Jan 16, 2025 7:17 pm - Snakes stuffed in pants, meth hidden in crutches and guns stowed in a stroller and a teapot. Here’s the list of the TSA’s top finds of 2024.
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Making its move: RTA proposes universal fares, more trains, cost cuts to counter merger planJan 15, 2025 5:00 am - Amid a $770 million budget gap facing Metra, Pace and the CTA, and a proposal to merge the three into a supersized agency, Regional Transportation Authority leaders have issued their own transit rescue plan.
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‘We’re moving along’: Another step taken in Old McHenry Crossings projectJan 14, 2025 9:00 pm - Construction likely is still a few years away but work continues on the details of what could be the largest single road project undertaken in Lake County.
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What’s in Giannoulias’ plan to end road test for drivers 86 and younger? Let families report at-risk driversJan 14, 2025 6:33 pm - Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said he’s optimistic new bipartisan legislation seeking to increase the age for mandated road tests from 79 to 87 will succeed where similar bills failed.
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CTA chief announces exit amid funding woesJan 13, 2025 10:47 am - CTA President Dorval Carter, who oversaw projects like the Red Line extension, is retiring. He faced pressure to step down over issues like ridership drops and crime.
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Temporary relief on the Kennedy as reversible lanes finally reopen after months of delaysJan 13, 2025 8:18 am - Enjoy a no-construction Kennedy while it lasts — spring will bring repairs to the outbound lanes.
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Answers to the whens, hows and wheres of new tollway sticker tagsJan 12, 2025 9:00 pm - More than 1.3 million Mini-Me transponders are in use as the Illinois tollway continues its sticker rollout. Here’s what you should know.
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Suburban school districts slowly rolling out electric school busesJan 12, 2025 9:00 pm - Even with the availability of grant money, school districts still have a long way to go to electrify their school bus fleets.
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How new legislation could revise Illinois’ controversial senior road test mandateJan 10, 2025 5:32 pm - Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is wading into the issue of road tests for older drivers.
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‘Sneaky swearing’: Why Illinois rejected 335 vanity plates requests last yearJan 08, 2025 10:43 am - Some words were too hot to handle on Illinois license plate requests because of “lecherous language.“