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No tollway board, no problem: Controversial Route 53 study keeps bringing consultants millions
Feb 14, 2019 8:26 AM - Despite a tollway leadership void, work continues on an expensive and controversial study of Route 53. Gov. J.B. Pritzker promises a "fresh start" but hasn't announced his tollway team yet. -
Driver hits state trooper's vehicle stopped along I-94Feb 13, 2019 6:42 PM - A trooper was stopped on the left shoulder of the northbound lanes of Interstate 94 near Touhy Avenue in Lincolnwood to help a motorist when another driver struck the rear of the patrol vehicle, authorities said.
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Flat tired of potholes? IDOT searches for a cure
Feb 11, 2019 5:30 AM - Does a pothole have your car's name on it? IDOT experts look for a pothole buster, and police offer tips to dodge that bullet.
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Metra announces free train rides this weekend
Feb 11, 2019 4:22 PM - Free Metra rides? Yes, but just for this weekend. -
Crack in bridge support shuts down part of Lake Shore DriveFeb 11, 2019 10:34 PM - A portion of northbound Lake Shore Drive in the Loop will be closed at least until Tuesday evening due to crack in a steel beam supporting the bridge.
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Gender can no longer be used to calculate auto insurance rates in some states
Feb 11, 2019 8:26 AM - The change, ironically, is likely to result in cheaper insurance premiums for young male drivers - who are statistically riskier to insure.
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Suburban districts boosting pay, incentives to fill school bus driver jobs
Feb 10, 2019 7:27 AM - Scott Cochran is eager to get behind the wheel of his school bus every day at Palatine Township Elementary District 15. Cochran says there is plenty to like about the gig in his 10th year at Illinois' second-largest elementary district. But not everyone sees the upside of driving kids to school. School districts in Illinois and across the country are struggling to attract drivers. -
Chico promises western access to O'Hare if elected, then to tax resulting entertainment district
Feb 8, 2019 4:24 PM - If elected Chicago mayor, Gery Chico promised to make western access to O'Hare happen, possibly underground, then impose a special sales tax on the hotels, bars, restaurants, convention centers and other development generated by that western access with revenues to be shared between Chicago and the communities of DuPage County.
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Mount Prospect hears from opponents of runway extension at Chicago Executive Airport
Feb 8, 2019 8:35 AM - Mount Prospect Mayor Arlene Juracek and village board members lent a sympathetic ear this week to residents who could be affected by a proposed runway extension at Chicago Executive Airport. -
Amid all the auto show hype, a lot of affordable family vehicles
Feb 7, 2019 8:43 PM - What's the best bang for the buck at this year's Chicago Auto Show? Local experts talk affordability amid the debuts and reveals of media day.
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