Articles filed under Transportation
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American pilots picket at O’HareSep 20, 2012 3:00 pm - Dallas-based American Airlines’ rift with its pilots hit home in the suburbs Thursday as pilots picketed at O’Hare International Airport. American Airlines’ cancellation...
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How objective are $1 million tollway consultants?Sep 20, 2012 5:30 am - The Illinois tollway hopes to learn from its last major construction program before ramping up a new road building initiative, so it’s moving to hire an independent cons...
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Officials indicate Prairie Parkway may be resurrectedSep 19, 2012 5:30 am - When the Federal Highway Administration rescinded its funding of the Prairie Parkway at the end of August, longtime opponents of the project declared it dead. But transp...
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Schaumburg considering new entertainment districtSep 18, 2012 6:03 pm - Having opened the Schaumburg convention center six years ago, village officials are now aiming at its becoming the anchor of a gradual but comprehensive redevelopment of...
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Editorial: RTA needs to be fair to Metra, PaceSep 18, 2012 5:00 am - The tricky world of transportation funding in the Chicago area hit a snag last week. There is time for compromise and we urge the Chicago representatives on the Regional...
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Chicago, Springfield to share $8M transit grantSep 17, 2012 3:45 pm - Transit systems in Chicago and Springfield will share nearly $8 million in federal money to pay for environmental improvements. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood ...
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Officials celebrate Algonquin bypassSep 17, 2012 12:17 pm - Federal, state and local officials, along with several dozen others gathered Monday morning on the edge of a new era in McHenry County. With land grading already creatin...
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Glacial pace of Quentin Road work just not acceptableSep 17, 2012 5:00 am - Many of you probably are just as frustrated as I am about the lethargic construction of Quentin Road in Palatine (I think Rome was built quicker). I inquired about the t...
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Tollway growth leaves homeowners in bad spotSep 16, 2012 11:00 pm - I'm ashamed to admit I went into a slight doze during an Illinois tollway PowerPoint presentation on land acquisition in April. It was prompted by the fact the tollway ...
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Who's to blame for East Dundee sinkhole?Sep 15, 2012 11:00 pm - It started innocently enough at Dundee Automotive with a small dip in the parking lot eight weeks ago. But it since has developed into heaving pavement and a large sinkh...