Articles filed under Transportation
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Tollway construction worker from Bartlett dies after Rosemont accidentSep 15, 2018 1:00 am - A Bartlett man working on the improvements to the Tri-State Tollway in Rosemont died about 11 p.m. Friday after he was struck in the construction zone. Frank Caputo, 61,...
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Plum Grove Road work in Schaumburg starts Sept. 17Sep 14, 2018 1:00 am - Construction on the north end of Schaumburg's Plum Grove Road reconstruction project is anticipated to begin Monday, Sept. 17. The project will include a detour to allow...
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Long Grove's historic bridge, minus cover, ready to reopenSep 13, 2018 1:00 am - Downtown Long Grove's historic bridge - out of commission since a truck crashed into it in late June, leading to the removal of its cover - will reopen at 7 a.m. Friday,...
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Rosemont adding more parking to entertainment complexSep 13, 2018 1:00 am - Rosemont will reconfigure a ring road on the outer edge of its entertainment district to make space for free daytime parking. The village board on Wednesday approved con...
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Stretch of Aptakisic Road closed beginning Sept. 21Sep 13, 2018 1:00 am - The Canadian National Railroad will be closing Aptakisic Road to through traffic from Prairie Road to Milwaukee Avenue in Buffalo Grove for crossing repairs beginning at...
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Editorial: User-based pay system will get Metra only so farSep 12, 2018 11:00 pm - On Wednesday, the Metra board gave its ridership the gift of a year off from fare hikes. Yet, board members bemoaned the financial situation Metra finds itself in and wo...
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No Metra fare hike, but service cuts loom without state aidSep 12, 2018 1:00 am - Metra leaders gave riders a 2019 fare-hike holiday Wednesday but promised doomsday-scenario downsizing unless state funding materializes. That could mean eliminating sta...
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Man wounded in stabbing near O'Hare airport parking areaSep 12, 2018 1:00 am - Authorities say a man stabbed another man during an argument near a parking area at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport before a U.S. Customs and Border Protection of...
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Kane County Board lays groundwork for tolls on Longmeadow ParkwaySep 11, 2018 1:00 am - Even as Kane County officials inched Tuesday toward building a toll bridge to complete the Longmeadow Parkway, opposition to the project was developing its strategy. The...
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What happens to POW/MIA tollway monument after O'Hare oasis teardown?Sep 10, 2018 5:30 am - What happens to the POW/MIA monument located at the O'Hare oasis when workers tear down the glass pavilion overhanging the Tri-State Tollway? Reader Jim Bruckman wants t...