Articles filed under Transportation
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Tri-State is toll system’s top breadwinnerJun 18, 2012 10:45 am - From the industrial sprawl at the Indiana border to the bucolic Lake County greenery that signals the approach of Wisconsin, the Tri-State Tollway (I-94/I-294/I-80) tell...
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Train hits man in AuroraJun 16, 2012 7:59 pm - A pedestrian was hit by an inbound Metra train Saturday afternoon in Aurora, a Metra spokeswoman said. The man was hit about 4:25 p.m. near 233 N. Broadway, shortly afte...
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Former tollway contractor now on the outsJun 15, 2012 9:39 pm - The Illinois tollway Friday slapped a three-year suspension on a contractor it has paid millions to for engineering and construction management work and whose executives...
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Man killed by train early Friday in Round LakeJun 15, 2012 6:30 pm - A man with a bicycle was fatally struck by a freight train near the Metra station in Round Lake on Railroad Avenue at about 2:30 a.m. Friday. The man did not have identi...
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Randall Road construction a summer-long projectJun 15, 2012 4:37 pm - Fox Valley and Tri-Cities motorists can expect delays through the end of summer if traveling via Randall Road. A little of the congestion, however, will be cleared up ne...
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CTA to test all-electric busesJun 14, 2012 5:34 pm - Chicago transit officials are buying two electric buses for testing to see if they can handle the city’s extremes of heat and cold as well as heavy passenger loads. The ...
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It's go time for Rt. 47 interchange construction workJun 13, 2012 4:00 pm - Construction crews start preparations Thursday on a $69 million Route 47 interchange project that will open the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) to the west for Huntley area r...
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CTA makes a deal with GrouponJun 13, 2012 3:49 pm - Chicago’s transit agency will receive nearly $2 million in upfront cash from Groupon in a deal announced Wednesday to offer three-day passes on the daily bargain website...
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Satisfaction doesn’t come cheap for transit ridersJun 11, 2012 1:41 pm - A majority of transit riders are satisfied with Metra, Pace and CTA service, according to a survey that cost about $435,000 and took three years to generate. More than ...
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Police ID man hit by train in GenevaJun 11, 2012 12:46 pm - Geneva police have identified the man who was struck and killed by a freight train Saturday morning as Patrick M. Flynn, 40, of the 500 block of Linden Court, Geneva. Bu...