Articles filed under IDOT
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What Glen Ellyn drivers need to know about IDOT project on Main Street, Park BoulevardApr 10, 2018 1:00 am - Glen Ellyn drivers will have to deal with a summer of traffic headaches and detours resulting from an Illinois Department of Transportation project on two major corridor...
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Closures on Route 12 will start MondayMar 23, 2018 1:00 am - Intermittent daily lane closures will occur on Route 12 between Oak Street and Kuhn Road in Fox Lake, Spring Grove and Richmond beginning Monday, March 26, weather permi...
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Bridge closure wears on Libertyville officials, residentsMar 14, 2018 1:00 am - A delay in removing the decorative steel truss on the Rockland Road bridge over the Des Plaines River has frustrated Libertyville village officials who say the situation...
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Steel tariffs could bring higher construction prices in IllinoisMar 12, 2018 5:30 am - As details coalesce around President Donald Trump's tariff clampdown on steel, local builders and Republican congressmen are uneasy about fallout affecting suburban proj...
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Pairing emissions test, sticker renewal is convenient - for a feeMar 05, 2018 4:30 am - The line of drivers waiting to enter the vehicle emissions testing station in Addison was so long it disrupted traffic Tuesday. Many of those motorists also renewed thei...
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What you need to know to take care of your car in the coldJan 15, 2018 4:30 am - These are the times that try drivers' souls, with cars malfunctioning in temperatures only a penguin could love and angst over the eternal conundrum: Should I warm up th...
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Walk at your own risk: Drivers oblivious to suburban crosswalksDec 18, 2017 4:30 am - The zebra stripes and neon yellow sign invite you to cross. Drivers are supposed - indeed legally required - to stop. And yet, when Daily Herald journalists tested out s...
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How to know if your transponder works - and other transportation questionsDec 04, 2017 4:30 am - Are left-turn arrows safety nets or Trojan horses? Must your transponder be plastered on your windshield exactly to exact tolls? And are those double letters on the new ...
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Special report: As crashes rise, suburbs push to build in safety for walkers, cyclistsNov 05, 2017 12:00 am - Editor's note: This is the second of a continuing series on the rise of bicyclist and pedestrian fatalities in the suburbs. Three miles from home, cyclist Patty Bru...
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A Naperville 22-year-old's dash outside with her beloved dog ends in tragedyNov 05, 2017 12:00 am - Tim Driscoll tries to resist the desolation that comes thinking about daughter Emily's "sad and wasteful" death. The vivacious redhead was one semester away from obtaini...