Articles filed under Transportation
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Cannon right to oppose Meacham Road wideningSep 10, 2013 5:00 am - We commend Rolling Meadows 1st Ward Alderman Mike Cannon for his stand against the mindless widening of Meacham Road between Algonquin Road and Emerson Drive. Alderman C...
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Tollway: Get ready for widening I-90 from Elgin to the KennedySep 09, 2013 1:06 pm - Drivers on the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) between the Elgin toll plaza and the Kennedy Expressway can expect lots of night life as the agency preps for the second part o...
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Ventra system available for Chicago-area commutersSep 09, 2013 8:00 am - Chicago Transit Authority and Pace commuters can officially use a new fare payment system. The Ventra system launched on Monday, letting commuters in the Chicago are...
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Emanuel to appoint new member of Metra boardSep 09, 2013 7:00 am - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he plans to appoint attorney and former independent alderman Martin Oberman to the Metra Board of Directors. Emanuel says in a news relea...
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How a Roselle family got a $10,000 bill from tollwaySep 09, 2013 5:30 am - This week, it's another column about problems at Metra. Kidding! Instead, we're focusing on your questions about a “Kafkaesque” dispute with the Illinois tollway, messed...
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Kane Co. announces finalists for Metra, RTA appointmentsSep 06, 2013 5:03 pm - Two members of an 11-person finalist list will become Kane County’s representatives on the Metra and RTA boards Tuesday. Several of the finalists are past applicants for...
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Emanuel stops pursuing leasing options at MidwaySep 06, 2013 5:01 pm - Citing a lack of competition that wouldn’t benefit taxpayers and travelers, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel halted plans to lease Midway International Airport after one of th...
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Route 59 lane closures begin Monday in Naperville, AuroraSep 06, 2013 2:12 pm - Contractors are expected to begin Monday closing one lane in each direction along Route 59 in Naperville and Aurora as they remove the median and replace it with tempora...
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DuPage transportation planner named to Metra boardSep 06, 2013 9:58 am - A background as a transportation planner and hands-on experience as a commuter on Metra’s BNSF Line will help him “be part of the solution” on the troubled Metra board, ...
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Bartlett approves bid for drainage improvement project on Amherst DriveSep 06, 2013 5:30 am - Bartlett officials expressed excitement at a village board meeting earlier this week about getting a drainage improvement project under way on Amherst Drive with help fr...