Transportation
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Want to ditch the drop-off line? Maybe there’s a Bike Bus in your kid’s futureAug 09, 2026 1:35 pm - Active Transportation Alliance experts give tips on how Chicagoans and suburbanites can set up a parent-led Bike Bus program for school kids.
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Riding into the new school year: Suburban students to face new e-bike regulationsAug 09, 2026 1:28 pm - In the wake of recent deaths and major injuries of kids on e-bikes, e-scooters and e-motos, public safety advocates are looking to this month’s return to school as a fresh opportunity to educate students about such vehicles and their regulations.
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Schaumburg Township to ask voters if road district, highway commissioner post should endAug 07, 2026 4:04 pm - Schaumburg Township will ask voters on Nov. 3 whether the road district and highway commissioner position should be abolished in May 2029.
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FAA is investigating why a plane was allowed to take off as President Trump’s helicopter approached
Aug 05, 2026 1:41 pm - The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating why a plane was allowed to take off as President Donald Trump's helicopter was approaching Reagan National Airport Tuesday afternoon in what appears to be a violation of safety procedures put in place after last year's midair collision near that busy Washington D.C. airport.
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ComEd utility work to shut down Route 176 in MundeleinAug 03, 2026 1:07 pm - A section of Route 176 in Mundelein will be closed to traffic for three weeks starting Friday because of utility work.
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Aurora presents design proposals for Orchard Road sound wall, aiming to have final design soon
Aug 02, 2026 2:12 pm - After more than a decade of delays, the city of Aurora has some possible plans to reduce vehicle noise by next summer for residents living along Orchard Road.
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Forever toll increases? Some question rationale of tollway’s plan to raise rates every two yearsAug 02, 2026 12:00 pm - Hidden amid the sticker shock of the Illinois tollway’s proposed 57% hike on passenger vehicle rates beginning next year is a biannual cost-of-living increase that would follow. Here’s what that would look like.
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RTA sales tax hike aimed at transit upgrades kicks in SaturdayJul 31, 2026 5:55 pm - City and suburban residents will see an uptick in the Regional Transit Authority sales tax Saturday as a provision of a major public transportation overhaul goes into effect.
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Median could improve safety along Kirchoff, consultant says, but some still want stop lightJul 29, 2026 5:14 pm - Flashing beacons and a 10-foot median refuge island are a consultant’s recommended safety upgrades for the Kirchoff Road and Oriole Lane intersection in Rolling Meadows. Some aldermen prefer a traffic signal despite a study showing low pedestrian crossing numbers.
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Chicago Executive Airport fully open Wednesday following plane mishapJul 29, 2026 12:48 pm - Federal investigators are looking into why an airplane left the pavement and got stuck after landing at the Chicago Executive Airport.