Articles filed under Transportation
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'Time to fumigate the board': Senate votes to sweep out tollway boardJan 09, 2019 12:00 am - Sweeping changes are coming to the Illinois tollway after state senators Wednesday approved ending the terms of current board directors. The unusual action comes after i...
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Work begins on Cary's downtown Metra stationJan 09, 2019 12:00 am - Excavation work is underway for construction to begin on the long-awaited Metra station in downtown Cary. A new 1,800-square-foot train depot will be built, tightly sque...
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Why Winfield neighbors are worried about an expansion of Roosevelt RoadJan 08, 2019 4:30 am - Every year, Kiley Whitty and her neighbor in a Winfield subdivision hire consultants to maintain a stormwater detention area in their backyards. It's not routine landsca...
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Illinois House votes to remove tollway board directors amid concerns of 'unethical behavior'Jan 08, 2019 12:00 am - How far will changes at the beleaguered Illinois tollway go and how will that affect day-to-day operations? Illinois House lawmakers voted 100-6 Tuesday to end the terms...
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Camping World acquires Minnesota RV retailerJan 08, 2019 12:00 am - LINCOLNSHIRE - Camping World Holdings announced it has acquired Coates RV, with locations in Hugo and Cloquet, Minnesota. Terms of the acquisition were not announced. Th...
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InTransit: New Pace leader envisions possible Uber collaborationJan 07, 2019 4:30 am - Unconventional thinking has kept Pace alive so far but the reinvention of the suburban bus agency must continue, said Rocky Donahue, Pace's new acting executive director...
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Will government shutdown affect O'Hare?Jan 07, 2019 12:00 am - Passengers moved smoothly through O'Hare International Airport Monday, but a continued government shutdown has potential to throw a wrench into the system, Sen. Tammy Du...
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Would new customs facility lure international flights to Chicago Executive?Jan 07, 2019 12:00 am - Officials hope to lure more international flights to Chicago Executive, boost jet fuel sales
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Rider who wouldn't pay fare sentenced for punching Metra conductor in Wood DaleJan 07, 2019 12:00 am - A Dolton man was sentenced to three years in prison for punching a Metra conductor in the face in September in Wood Dale, according to a news release Monday from the DuP...
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Amid ethics concerns, Pritzker plans to oust tollway's board of directorsJan 07, 2019 12:00 am - In an unprecedented move and with urging from Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker, the General Assembly is expected to vote Tuesday on ousting the Illinois tollway board of directo...