Transportation
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‘More we can do’: Widow asks for guardrails at tollway ramp in Rosemont where husband diedDec 02, 2024 7:10 pm - The widow of a Wisconsin man who died in a crash last month in Rosemont is now pushing Illinois state and federal officials to install guardrails on the tollway ramp where the accident occurred.
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Take Barbie and Lego for a train ride next week during Metra toy driveDec 02, 2024 5:58 pm - Stuffies, race cars, Barbies and more are all welcomed next week at Metra’s Toys for Tots drive.
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Glen Ellyn panel to review exterior look of planned new Metra stationNov 27, 2024 4:36 pm - Glen Ellyn’s Architectural Appearance Commission will hold a special meeting on Thursday, Dec. 5, to review the exterior of a proposed new downtown train station. Village...
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Learn about next phase of Mundelein’s Hawley Street projectNov 27, 2024 7:07 am - A public meeting about the reconstruction of an eastern section of Hawley Street through Mundelein has been rescheduled for Dec. 18.
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Barrington, IDOT will seek pedestrian gates at rail crossingsNov 26, 2024 8:15 pm - Barrington and the Illinois Department of Transportation will petition the Illinois Commerce Commission to allow pedestrian gates at several railroad crossings in town.
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Rush hour at O’Hare and Midway, as turkey countdown beginsNov 26, 2024 12:10 pm - The Thanksgiving getaway extravaganza has landed, with 1.8 million passengers expected to surge through O’Hare and Midway international airports over the holiday.
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‘Right at the doorstep of O’Hare’: I-490 three years away, with western access negotiations comingNov 25, 2024 9:00 pm - Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi joined Illinois tollway officials and local leaders to tour the the new I-490 tollway project.
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With 15,000 tons of salt on hand, Kane County DOT is ready for winter
Nov 25, 2024 11:30 am - The first flakes have already fallen on Kane County, but plow teams have been prepped and ready to go for weeks.
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Schaumburg traffic changes planned for Black FridayNov 25, 2024 11:01 am - With heavy traffic expected around Woodfield Mall on Black Friday, Schaumburg police be directing travelers coming off of I-290 southbound on West Frontage Road past Woodfield Road to East Higgins Road.
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‘Busiest Thanksgiving ever’: How the TSA plans to handle record air travel
Nov 25, 2024 10:52 am - Just as there are good odds the turkey will taste dry, airports and highways are expected to be jam-packed during Thanksgiving week, a holiday period likely to end in another record day for air travel in the United States.