Articles filed under Transportation
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Libertyville prepares for road repair barrage in 2013Mar 29, 2012 5:30 am - Selling the idea was the first hurdle, and with the solid backing of voters the steps involved with fixing a third of the streets in Libertyville are under way. Arrangin...
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Crash hold up traffic on I-94 near Deerfield RoadMar 28, 2012 2:47 pm - Traffic was stalled on the Tri-State Tollway Wednesday morning for about half an hour, after a woman crashed her vehicle into the median near Deerfield Road around 9:30 ...
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Editorial: Cellphone ban for drivers neededMar 28, 2012 5:00 am - Late last year, we said the tide in attitudes was shifting and a ban on cellphone use while driving may be in the best interest of all. Fast forward to today, and the Il...
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Congress lurches toward transportation cash crisisMar 26, 2012 6:12 pm - New switching equipment on Metra’s Milwaukee District Line to reduce delays, refurbished CTA Red Line stations and buses for Pace’s I-55 shuttle are among the projects i...
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Girls twice as likely to talk, text while drivingMar 26, 2012 6:00 pm - “Whoa, don't hit me, car,” the teenage driver says as she cruises through a parking lot, talking to a passenger with music blaring. “I probably should have waited becau...
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10 suburban police agencies to focus on commercial vehicle safetyMar 26, 2012 5:35 pm - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Audit shows misuse of state-owned carsMar 25, 2012 11:00 pm - 65 state agencies sent $121 million in 2010 on cars
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Blagojevich era comes back to haunt tollwayMar 22, 2012 7:00 pm - Thousands of miles away in a Colorado prison, former Gov. Rod Blagojevich still manages to raise eyebrows about his influence on the Illinois tollway. Illinois law requi...
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Tollway fears Move Illinois costs are moving the wrong wayMar 22, 2012 5:15 pm - Gearing up for a $12 billion roads program, the Illinois tollway has vowed to award contracts not just to construction company giants but to smaller businesses, includin...
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Jackson plans groundbreaking for 3rd airportMar 22, 2012 3:40 pm - Emboldened by his primary election victory, U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is pushing past his critics to try to get construction started on a third Chicago-area airport th...