Transportation
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Traveling west on I-88 from the suburbs? Road construction awaitsApr 24, 2024 7:02 am - If you’re headed to a graduation at Northern Illinois University this spring, give yourself plenty of time to get there. The Illinois tollway recently kicked off a major ...
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Senators say deal with airlines on O’Hare looks promising, as Duckworth promises western accessApr 22, 2024 6:02 pm - Negotiations between Chicago and airlines about a seismic redo at O’Hare International Airport are back on track, Illinois’ two senators said Monday at a groundbreaking f...
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What do you foresee for Route 120? Public comment sought on 9-mile stretch from Volo to GrayslakeApr 22, 2024 8:43 am - Study initiates formal federal process to evaluate and analyze needs and potential improvements The Illinois Department of Transportation has initiated a formal proc...
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Summer blockbuster — here’s your 2024 construction season previewApr 22, 2024 5:30 am - In one corner: The Illinois tollway is rebuilding I-294, the busiest road in the system, and constructing an interstate from scratch. In the other corner: The Illinois De...
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What local road projects will impact your commute this year?Apr 22, 2024 5:30 am - They may not involve towering cranes hefting steel beams, but local road improvements can really impact how fast you get around. Here’s a sampling of what’s being fixed a...
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Illinois Ave. work set to begin in PalatineApr 21, 2024 9:12 am - Work is scheduled to begin this week on resurfacing Illinois Avenue from Quentin Road to Plum Grove Road in Palatine. The village received about $1.15 million in Surface...
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‘It’s served a great purpose for us’: Lake County’s highway advisory radio being retiredApr 18, 2024 8:10 pm - An AM radio station operating for nearly 20 years in Lake County never registered on any ratings or rankings. But for awhile it was a reliable source of traffic informati...
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‘I’m begging you’: Distraught tollway workers ask board, Pritzker to avert potential layoffsApr 18, 2024 6:44 pm - Illinois tollway employees packed the boardroom Thursday, some of them in tears, as they implored agency leaders to keep their jobs intact. SEIU Local 73 members, who inc...
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United Airlines reports $124 million loss in a quarter marred by grounding of some Boeing planes
Apr 16, 2024 3:23 pm - United Airlines said Tuesday that it lost $124 million in the first quarter, which it blamed on a three-week grounding of all Boeing 737 Max 9s after a panel blew off an ...
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Illinois among 15 states tapped to help enforce airline consumer laws