Articles filed under Transportation
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Illinois Tollway expects 6.5M holiday-weekend travelersMar 27, 2018 7:00 am - DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (AP) - Officials expect 6.5 million automobiles to travel the Illinois Tollway during the coming holiday weekend. The Easter and Passover holiday-tra...
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Metra service restored after pedestrian fatality near BarringtonMar 27, 2018 1:00 am - A pedestrian was struck and killed by Metra commuter train north of Barrington early Tuesday morning, authorities said. Train service on the Union Pacific Northwest Line...
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Extensive intersection work underway in Vernon HillsMar 27, 2018 1:00 am - Travel through Vernon Hills will be more challenging in coming months as work begins to widen one of Lake County's busiest intersections. Temporary signals are in place ...
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Gelden Road in Lindenhurst to closeMar 27, 2018 1:00 am - Gelden Road in Lindenhurst will be closed to through traffic Wednesday, March 28 and Thursday, March 29 for culvert replacement. The closure will be on Gelden Road from ...
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Does new name give Route 53 extension new life?Mar 26, 2018 5:30 am - After months in neutral, an Illinois tollway plan to extend Route 53 north has regained its mojo with a twist. There's a new name, the Tri-County Access project, and it'...
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Roadwork will tie up traffic in downtown Long Grove for monthsMar 26, 2018 5:30 am - Dual projects will make getting around downtown Long Grove difficult in coming months, but village officials and business owners say the inconvenience will be worth the ...
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Illinois is the heart of the U.S. interstate systemMar 24, 2018 1:00 am - Illinois' neighbor to the east might claim "The Crossroads of America" title, but by nearly any measure, our state is the heart of the U.S. interstate system. Illinois h...
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Closures on Route 12 will start MondayMar 23, 2018 1:00 am - Intermittent daily lane closures will occur on Route 12 between Oak Street and Kuhn Road in Fox Lake, Spring Grove and Richmond beginning Monday, March 26, weather permi...
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Parking tips for Bartlett Egg-Stravaganza March 31Mar 22, 2018 1:00 am - The Village Church of Bartlett's Egg-Stravaganza from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 31, is expected to draw thousands of participants to the free annual event at Bar...
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Tollway meeting canceled due to lack of quorumMar 22, 2018 1:00 am - Officials and visitors assembled for an Illinois tollway board meeting Thursday morning were out in record time. That wasn't because of a light agenda. Rather, the absen...