Articles filed under Transportation
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Is lack of scrutiny causing ride-free permit scams?Apr 17, 2013 12:45 pm - Usually ridership gains are a positive for transit agencies, but Regional Transportation Authority officials are scratching their heads over a spike in applications from...
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Schaumburg works on details for Meacham Road rampApr 17, 2013 5:00 am - Schaumburg trustees Tuesday discussed a proposed memorandum of understanding between the village and Illinois State Toll Highway Authority to turn the long-held dream of...
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Oberweis: Raise speed limit to 70Apr 16, 2013 2:54 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Drivers would be allowed to legally go 70 mph on tollways and interstates in Illinois under a plan from state Sen. Jim Oberweis that won preliminary approv...
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Lake County considers first multilane roundaboutApr 16, 2013 2:17 pm - When the first roundabout was proposed in Lake County, the response was extreme. “People were so skeptical, I would seriously get phone calls from people saying there wo...
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Do Metra photo ops require PR consultants?Apr 15, 2013 5:15 am - Is Metra's leadership in flux again? The agency has been in perpetual motion since a 2010 financial scandal, and now it's unclear if the board will renew Executive Direc...
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Investigators probe jet's crash into sea in BaliApr 14, 2013 10:00 am - BALI, Indonesia — Indonesian investigators on Sunday began working to determine what caused a new Lion Air passenger jet to miss a runway while landing on the resort isl...
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American flight makes emergency landing at O’HareApr 13, 2013 4:42 pm - An American Airlines flight carrying 107 passengers made an emergency landing at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Friday afternoon because of a mechanical probl...
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Cause of O’Hare runway lighting outage identifiedApr 13, 2013 4:41 pm - Investigators have determined the cause of an airfield lighting outage at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport that forced the closure of several runways. Chicago Depa...
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Cuba Road, Hoffman Lane to close:Apr 10, 2013 5:33 pm - Roads in Deer Park and Riverwoods will close at 7 a.m. Monday, April 22 for removal and installation of culverts. Cuba Road will be closed west of the EJ&E tracks and is...
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Is Metra CEO on his way out?Apr 10, 2013 1:00 pm - Two years ago, Metra CEO Alex Clifford promised an era of change at the agency, which had been rocked by a financial scandal. But changes could be under way for Clifford...