Articles filed under Transportation
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Letting video do the talking for commercial drivers
Oct 15, 2021 11:02 AM - The idea behind SmartWitness is that video can protect two of a company's most valuable resources, its drivers and its vehicles, not to mention a company's reputation.
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Metra budget won't raise fares; it brings back trains, but bets passengers will lag
Oct 13, 2021 5:57 PM - Metra's 2022 budget plan aims to bring back all trains with no fare hikes but also depends on federal aid. -
'You really do lose a part of yourself': No peace for family of postal worker shot on expressway
Oct 9, 2021 5:12 PM - The unsolved expressway shooting of postal worker and devoted mom Tamara Clayton haunts her family. A law is named after Clayton, killed while driving to work in 2019. -
Expressway shootings in Cook County at 188 this year, compared to 52 in 2019
Oct 9, 2021 5:05 PM - Expressway shootings in the Cook County area nearly quadrupled this year compared to pre-pandemic 2019, and there's still three months left. When and where are these attacks happening and why is the violence escalating? -
Mount Prospect train station, dozens more could be sold
Oct 7, 2021 3:59 PM - Mount Prospect officials are discussing the possible redevelopment of land surrounding the downtown Metra train station property, amid reports Union Pacific is looking to sell the land there and at dozens of other suburban commuter stations. -
Schaumburg decides to drop roundabout plan for Springinsguth, Bode roads, for now
Oct 6, 2021 8:42 PM - Schaumburg officials are taking a pass on building a roundabout at the three-way intersection of Springinsguth and Bode roads during its upcoming improvement, but they are recommending such a conversion be part of its next upgrade in 10 to 15 years. -
Crane collapse at Chicago station halts city train lines
Oct 6, 2021 5:40 PM - Several city train lines were halted Wednesday after a crane collapsed at a Chicago Transit Authority station on the city's North Side, according to authorities. No major injuries were immediately reported.
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New customs facility could boost international travel, business at Chicago Executive Airport
Oct 5, 2021 5:18 PM - A new, $3 million U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility, expected to boost international travel and business in the Northwest suburbs, opened Tuesday at Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling. -
How would you get to a Bears game in Arlington Heights?
Oct 4, 2021 5:30 AM - Assuming the Chicago Bears escape their Soldier Field lease, someone figures out how to pay for a new stadium at Arlington Park, and a deal is finalized with Arlington Heights -- how would you get to games? Slowly, unless there's a fix for transit and roads.
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Input sought on Old McHenry Crossings planOct 3, 2021 5:04 PM - Public input is being sought via a virtual forum as the Lake County Division of Transportation initiates a study to improve the Old McHenry Crossings project area near Hawthorn Woods, Lake Zurich and Kildeer.
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