Articles filed under Pace
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Pace raises bus fares, blames state budgetNov 08, 2017 12:00 am - Pace bus riders can expect a 25-cent fare increase in 2018 along with other changes to offset an estimated $12 million shortfall, officials said. On Wednesday, Pace dire...
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Pace contemplates 25-cent fare hikeSep 13, 2017 1:00 am - Pace leaders are advising riders to brace themselves for a 25-cent fare hike in 2018 - the offshoot of a punitive state budget, officials said. "It was a horrible budget...
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'SmartRoad' technology on Jane Addams TollwaySep 05, 2017 1:00 am - Tollway leaders turned on the Jane Addams Tollway's “SmartRoad” Tuesday, activating 29 dynamic message boards that display real-time traffic information and allow for ex...
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Will the Bears Pace bus be faster this season? Your transit questions answeredAug 07, 2017 5:00 am - What's faster than Chicago Bears running back Jordan Howard? Reader George Wilkalis hopes it will be his Pace Express bus to Soldier Field in October. We answer his tran...
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Schaumburg's Woodfield trolley fleet replacedJul 24, 2017 1:00 am - After 16½ years and one controversial refurbishment, Schaumburg's fleet of Woodfield-area trolleys from Pace Suburban Bus has been replaced this month at no extra cost t...
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New pedestrian bridge at Barrington Road part of express bus option on I-90Jun 13, 2017 1:00 am - Normally, pedestrians and thousands of cars, SUVs and semitrailers a day don't mix, but an exception to the rule is being built at the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) and Bar...
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Why is suburb-to-suburb commuting by public transit so impossible?Jun 12, 2017 5:30 am - Take transit to work instead of driving for Dump the Pump Day? I'm in. All that's needed is to jump on a Metra in Downers Grove, switch to a CTA train in Chicago, and ...
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Take Metra or use Ventra next week, maybe get free coffeeJun 07, 2017 1:00 am - Depending where you're commuting next Thursday, June 15, a hot cup of coffee could be waiting. Transit agencies are marking Dump the Pump Day, an event intended to encou...
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Could Pace buses be part of revamped central Tri-State?Jan 26, 2017 12:00 am - The central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) could be the next local highway to feature Pace express buses, planners said Thursday. Pace and the Illinois tollway are finalizing...
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Heading to the Cubs playoffs? Here's some transit infoOct 05, 2016 1:00 am - Go Cubs! - but not in a stadium express bus. Though Pace provides a number of express buses from the suburbs to regularly scheduled Cubs, White Sox and Bears games, even...