Articles filed under Transportation
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Truck rollover in South Barrington injures oneSep 30, 2015 1:00 am - One person was hospitalized Wednesday morning after a truck rolled over at the intersection of Higgins and Bartlett roads in South Barrington, authorities said. South B...
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Congress might move deadline for train safety system after railroads revoltSep 30, 2015 1:00 am - Amid dire threats of no Metra service or freight train shipments, Congress could be poised to extend a deadline for railroads to install an automatic braking system. Cal...
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Lake County to celebrate Rollins Gateway completionSep 30, 2015 1:00 am - Lake County officials will celebrate the completion of the $69 million Rollins Gateway road improvement project with a special event at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, at Gat...
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Watchdog: FAA ill-prepared for repeat of Aurora sabotageSep 30, 2015 1:00 am - If sabotage that took out a major air traffic control center in Aurora last year occurs again somewhere in the U.S., the Federal Aviation Administration will still be ha...
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1 more road closure needed to finish Lake County roundabout projectSep 29, 2015 11:00 pm - Roberts Road in southwestern Lake County will be closed to traffic for three weeks and when it reopens, drivers will have a new configuration to navigate as a long-runni...
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Pyke: Should two operators be required on crude oil trains?Sep 28, 2015 5:30 am - Suburbanites who fear a train carrying crude oil could derail in their neighborhood aren't alone. Conductors and engineers from across the U.S. spent a day here recently...
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Why you might have Wi-Fi on your Metra train soonSep 25, 2015 1:00 am - Rejoice cautiously, smartphone users - Metra is inching toward a Wi-Fi solution with a pilot program on 10 rail cars debuting later this year. The railroad has talked ab...
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Big closures this weekend should make you think twice about driving downtownSep 25, 2015 1:00 am - Some major expressway hiccups will coincide with a busy Chicago weekend as Cubs fans converge on the city. The Illinois Department of Transportation is installing steel ...
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Route 53 land-use plan ready for public reviewSep 24, 2015 11:00 pm - With recommendations of how local communities could help pay for the extension of Route 53 into Lake County under consideration, the less known review of how the road wo...
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Would you pay for fast lane on tollways?Sep 24, 2015 11:00 pm - Are you willing to pay for life in the fast lane? Known as congestion pricing or express toll lanes, it's an idea state Transportation Secretary Randy Blankenhorn called...