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No more passing the cash as tollway makes all-electronic system permanentFeb 25, 2021 7:58 PM - The Illinois tollway officially shifted to an entirely electronic system Thursday after 11 months of operating with automatic collections due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Lake County considers 8-cent-per-gallon gas tax to pay for transportation projectsFeb 25, 2021 1:27 PM - Lake County officials appear ready to authorize a fuel tax to help fund a huge to-do list of road and transportation projects.
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Elmhurst solicits feedback on $25 million Metra station redesignFeb 22, 2021 6:15 PM - The city of Elmhurst is asking Metra riders to share their opinions on a $25 million project to build a new Metra station campus downtown.
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In Transit: This could be the year electric vehicles win over drivers, experts say
Feb 22, 2021 2:40 PM - The swagger, tire-kicking and glitz of the Chicago Auto Show is postponed, but here's what's hot, what's not for auto buyers in 2021 -- including reinvented Mustangs and Broncos and a minivan makeover.
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Boeing: 777s with type of engine that blew apart should be grounded
Feb 22, 2021 1:51 PM - Boeing has recommended that airlines ground all of 777s with the type of engine that suffered a catastrophic failure over Denver this weekend, as U.S. regulators ordered United Airlines to step up inspections of those planes.
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You can comment on RTA's plan to shift a bigger share of COVID relief to CTAFeb 18, 2021 8:18 PM - A one-time exception is how Regional Transportation Authority leaders on Thursday characterized a plan to channel to the CTA a portion of federal COVID-19 relief dollars that typically would go to Metra and Pace.
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Special enforcement patrols on the toll roads Feb. 26-28Feb 18, 2021 3:43 PM - Illinois State Police District 15 will conduct nighttime enforcement patrols from Feb. 26 to 28 on the Tri-State Tollway (I-94/I-294) in Cook and Lake counties and the Veterans Memorial Tollway (I-355) in DuPage and Will counties.
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Metra leaders upset by plan to give CTA a bigger share of COVID-19 reliefFeb 17, 2021 7:53 PM - A new Regional Transportation Authority formula to distribute federal COVID-19 relief funds raised Metra directors' hackles Wednesday after learning the plan will give a chunk of the rail agency's traditional share to the Chicago Transit Authority.
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Project will add large storm pipes in Arlington Heights' Greenbrier areaFeb 16, 2021 5:30 AM - A long-awaited stormwater control project aimed at reducing flooding in a north Arlington Heights neighborhood earned approval from the village board Monday.
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In Transit: With fewer cars on the roads in 2020, why did more people die in crashes?
Feb 18, 2021 4:10 PM - Traffic overall was down in 2020 and general collisions decreased, but speeding and fatal crashes spiked. Why is that?
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