Articles filed under Transportation
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Temporary closure of Old Grand Avenue in Gurnee begins Jan. 20Jan 13, 2020 12:00 am - A portion of Old Grand Avenue in Gurnee will be closed starting on Monday, Jan, 20, due to scheduled maintenance on the Canadian Pacific Railroad Bridge, officials say. ...
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Prepare to share the road with mega-beamsJan 13, 2020 12:00 am - Drivers on some local tollways and expressways should prepare to share the road with some concrete behemoths in the coming weeks. Starting Tuesday, more than 230 concret...
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Storm cancels more than 1,200 flights at O'Hare, MidwayJan 11, 2020 12:00 am - More than 1,100 flights had been canceled by Saturday night at O'Hare International Airport due to a winter storm that stretched across much of the country. Midway Airpo...
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Metra UP West trains running again after crash in LombardJan 10, 2020 12:00 am - Metra UP West trains are running again and the Finley Road crossing is open after a train collided with a vehicle in Lombard earlier this morning. No injuries were repor...
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Will 2-mile stretch of Buffalo Grove Road get more lanes?Jan 09, 2020 4:23 am - The Lake County Board is set to approve spending up to $26 million to widen Buffalo Grove Road between Deerfield Parkway and Route 22. Improvements to the intersection o...
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National Van Lines names new CEOJan 08, 2020 12:00 am - National Van Lines has promoted longtime executive Tim Helenthal to chief executive officer and chairman, succeeding retiring Chairman and CEO Maureen Beal. The prom...
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Airlines divert flights from Iran and Iraq airspace after missile attacksJan 08, 2020 12:00 am - Airlines around the world diverted flights from the airspace over Iran, Iraq, and the Persian Gulf after Tehran fired more than a dozen missiles at U.S. forces in the re...
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Machines that don't give change add $152,000 to Illinois tollway coffersJan 06, 2020 4:30 am - Keeping the change from cash-paying customers is adding up for the Illinois tollway. The agency pocketed about $152,000 extra in 2019 from people without I-PASS accounts...
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State will stop helping towns collect on red-light camera ticketsJan 06, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Pressure is mounting on red-light camera operators as Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza announced Monday that, beginning Feb. 6, her office will no longe...
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Hoffman Estates, Elgin residents work with local leaders to fight CN track expansionJan 03, 2020 12:00 am - Hoffman Estates and Elgin residents fighting an expansion of Canadian National Railway tracks near their homes are enlisting federal, state and local leaders in their ef...