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'Emergency, emergency, emergency': Witnesses detail fatal Metra crash one year ago
May 22, 2023 5:30 AM - "We're going to hit a truck." Eyewitnesses tell the NTSB what it was like when a Metra train hit a stalled truck on the tracks in Clarendon Hills.
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When it comes to transportation, there's a lot riding on Chicago's new mayor
May 15, 2023 5:30 AM - Brandon Johnson's in the driver's seat in Chicago and that means juggling the nation's second busiest airport, crime on the CTA, a mega shortfall for transit and hosting the DNC amid Kennedy construction.
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State, Lake County, residents at odds over noisy Route 41 rumble strips
May 8, 2023 5:30 AM - Lake County residents say the rumble keeps them awake at night, but IDOT defends the safety measure.
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Long road ahead: Here's your 2023 construction guide for the city and suburbs
Apr 17, 2023 5:00 AM - Break out the aspirin. Get Siri to play smooth jazz. Whatever it takes as two megaprojects coincide, triggering a blockbuster construction season that will try the patience of Chicago and suburban drivers alike.
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'We have to prepare': Towns grapple with more freight trains heading their way
Mar 27, 2023 5:30 AM - Suburbs along the CP tracks face the reality of at least eight more freight trains a day. Here's what's next.
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Why you should slow down when you cross into Iowa
Mar 13, 2023 10:43 AM - Speed cameras just across the Illinois border in LeClaire, Iowa, have caught thousands of drivers and generated millions in fines. Guess who's paying more than 40% of them.
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Taxes? Tolls? 'Transit is the Answer' plan brings bevy of questions
Mar 6, 2023 5:30 AM - With federal aid running out, it's time to rethink how Metra, Pace and the CTA are funded, RTA leaders say. How do we pay for them and continue a vital service millions need in the region? Raising the sales tax, vehicle registration fees and tolls are options.
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New IDOT warning sign no match for car flying off Route 20 in Elgin
Feb 27, 2023 4:49 PM - Elgin resident Christopher Hilton felt some optimism when IDOT put warning signs about the nasty curve on the Route 20 exit ramp near his home. But a vehicle mowed the sign down 11 days later.
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Will lawmakers be able to stall vote on rail merger?
Feb 20, 2023 5:30 AM - Has the train left the station on the Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger? Federal lawmakers appeal to the U.S. Surface Transportation Board chair to study impact on Chicago area.
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Navy Pier executive picked to lead Illinois tollway
Feb 17, 2023 5:53 PM - Will the third time be a charm? Gov. J.B. Pritzker has appointed Navy Pier executive, former Chicago Public Schools leader as tollway board chairman.
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