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Metra could borrow from feds to fix 100-year-old bridgesJan 22, 2025 7:59 pm - Metra may leverage federal loans to rebuild aged bridges, aiming to ensure reliable service.
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Metra fare hikes, 40% service reduction looms without funding fixJan 22, 2025 5:08 pm - Higher fares, fewer trains in the forecast for Metra if a funding solution can’t be found in next four months, the agency’s executive director said Wednesday.
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West Chicago-based aviation training program expands to DeKalbJan 22, 2025 10:09 am - An aviation school in West Chicago has opened a satellite location in DeKalb, citing high demand and support from local officials.
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New hangars proposed to replace Prospect Heights hotel at Chicago Executive AirportJan 21, 2025 1:28 pm - Plans are underway to demolish the shuttered Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Chicago North Shore hotel in Prospect Heights and incorporate its site into a network of eight hangars at Chicago Executive Airport proposed to be operated by the New York-based firm Sky Harbour.
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Snakes (almost) on a plane: Here were the TSA’s top finds of 2024Jan 16, 2025 7:17 pm - Snakes stuffed in pants, meth hidden in crutches and guns stowed in a stroller and a teapot. Here’s the list of the TSA’s top finds of 2024.
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Making its move: RTA proposes universal fares, more trains, cost cuts to counter merger planJan 15, 2025 5:00 am - Amid a $770 million budget gap facing Metra, Pace and the CTA, and a proposal to merge the three into a supersized agency, Regional Transportation Authority leaders have issued their own transit rescue plan.
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CTA chief announces exit amid funding woesJan 13, 2025 10:47 am - CTA President Dorval Carter, who oversaw projects like the Red Line extension, is retiring. He faced pressure to step down over issues like ridership drops and crime.
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Temporary relief on the Kennedy as reversible lanes finally reopen after months of delaysJan 13, 2025 8:18 am - Enjoy a no-construction Kennedy while it lasts — spring will bring repairs to the outbound lanes.
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Answers to the whens, hows and wheres of new tollway sticker tagsJan 12, 2025 9:00 pm - More than 1.3 million Mini-Me transponders are in use as the Illinois tollway continues its sticker rollout. Here’s what you should know.
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When will Kennedy reversible lanes reopen? IDOT looks to next weekJan 07, 2025 8:31 pm - Relief for Kennedy Expressway drivers should arrive next week when the reversible lanes reopen. But expect more delays beginning in March, when work on the expressway’s outbound lanes gets started.
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