Articles filed under Transportation
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CMAP, RTA merger inches forward amid objectionsMar 23, 2013 8:00 am - Legislation to merge the agency that oversees public transit in the metropolitan area with the organization responsible for regional planning jumped one hurdle this week...
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The SoapboxMar 23, 2013 5:00 am - Props for Pierotti: How about some props for Dewey Pierotti, who has held down the fort as both president and interim director of the DuPage County Forest Preserve Distr...
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RTA sues Kankakee over tax incentive programMar 22, 2013 4:31 pm - The agency that oversees mass transit in the Chicago area filed another lawsuit Friday against Kankakee, the latest volley in a legal battle over that city’s effort to a...
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Sequester triggers shutdown of Waukegan airport towerMar 22, 2013 11:03 am - The FAA will shut down the air-traffic control tower at Waukegan Regional Airport effective April 7 as part of cost reductions triggered by the so-called sequester. The ...
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Road project expected to dampen sales tax revenue in Round lake BeachMar 21, 2013 5:04 pm - The slow emergence from the recession has been bad enough, but Round Lake Beach officials expect another economic punch to take a toll. As they considered spending plan...
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I-90, Barrington Road interchange takes step forwardMar 20, 2013 5:40 pm - Timing is everything for communities hoping to take advantage of a massive widening project along the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) to build some long-desired interchanges ...
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Tollway expansion has fringe benefits for Elgin fenMar 20, 2013 4:24 pm - The rare swamp thistle, marsh marigold and skunk cabbage will get a piece of the action as the Illinois tollway moves forward on plans to widen the Jane Addams Tollway (...
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Millburn bypass public hearing:Mar 19, 2013 6:03 pm - The Illinois Department of Transportation and the Lake County Division of Transportation will host an open house public hearing on Route 45 and the Millburn bypass from ...
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$126 million roadwork plan biggest ever for Lake CountyMar 18, 2013 4:24 pm - This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Lake County Division of Transportation, and the agency is in a giving mood. So much so that it is about to unleash what will...
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Delays persist on Metra after accidentMar 18, 2013 4:11 pm - Metra trains on the BNSF are running again but with delays of up to an hour and a half after a pedestrian was struck and killed this afternoon by an inbound train in Hin...