Articles filed under Transportation
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Tollway leaders spar over spending as expansion is plannedOct 25, 2018 1:00 am - Amid objections about overspending, Illinois tollway directors increased their consulting engineer's contract by nearly $6 million Thursday to design a new customer serv...
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How Arlington Heights is hoping to make downtown parking betterOct 23, 2018 5:00 am - Arlington Heights officials recommend spending some $420,000 to help ease parking congestion in the village's downtown, from installation of clearer signage to electroni...
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In Transit: Road test failure raises questions for suburban senior. Here are some answersOct 22, 2018 5:30 am - By Marni Pyke mpyke@dailyherald.com The 78-year-old Rolling Meadows woman was distraught. One mistake on her road test in Schaumburg - failing to turn the wheels the rig...
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Route 53 workzone is tragedy in waitingOct 22, 2018 5:00 am - The Route 53 construction zone near Woodfield Mall is a tragedy in waiting. Two narrow lanes, and lots of workers, equipment and speeding drivers who ignore posted warni...
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Person struck, killed by Metra train in Downers GroveOct 22, 2018 1:00 am - An unidentified person was struck and killed by an eastbound Metra train around 1 p.m. Monday near Forest Avenue in Downers Grove, authorities said. Police said their pr...
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Big construction weekend coming on Metra BNSF lineOct 22, 2018 1:00 am - Metra BNSF Line riders jumping on the train this weekend should prepare for delays and schedule changes. The commuter railroad is squeezing three weeks of track repairs ...
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Who gets night noise? Debate on runways resumingOct 18, 2018 1:00 am - Tough decisions redrafting nighttime jet noise patterns around O'Hare International Airport start next month when an advisory group considers which runways to use in a w...
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Longmeadow toll hot topic in Kane County Board racesOct 17, 2018 5:33 am - The candidates for two northern Kane County Board districts aren't pleased with plans to charge a 95-cent toll to fund a new bridge over the Fox River. But if drivers ar...
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Northbound Route 45 in Libertyville to close while workers replace collapsed embankmentOct 17, 2018 1:00 am - Northbound Route 45 in the Libertyville area will be closed to traffic beginning Thursday to allow for the removal and replacement of a Metra embankment retaining wall t...
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Woman in wheelchair survived being struck by Metra train in HinsdaleOct 16, 2018 1:00 am - A woman who uses a wheelchair was struck by a Metra train near the West Hinsdale station Tuesday afternoon and survived, according to Metra officials. The woman, who has...