Articles filed under Transportation
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BNSF pledges better communication in light of train delaysJun 20, 2014 1:01 am - BNSF Railroad officials fell on their swords for unanticipated slowdowns on the Metra line caused by repairs this month and pledged Friday to do better. The railroad has...
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Mulder, Schaffer exit Metra boardJun 20, 2014 1:01 am - A year after one of Metra's most controversial chapters opened, a revamped board bid farewell to two veteran members Friday. Outgoing Directors Jack Schaffer, a former s...
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IDOT: Stay off the Kennedy again this weekend!Jun 19, 2014 1:01 am - Thank you for not driving on the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/94) last weekend. And please, don't do it again, IDOT engineers are asking drivers as they gear up for the seco...
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Hundreds of flights canceled, some still delayed at O'HareJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - Some 660 flights were canceled at O'Hare International Airport on Thursday due to low visibility brought on by Wednesday night's severe weather, officials said. Flight d...
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Lawmakers want new hearings on O'Hare noiseJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - Three members of Congress are calling on the Federal Aviation Administration to hold new public hearings and redo an environmental impact study of the O'Hare Internation...
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Security fee on airline tickets set to riseJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - Associated Press WASHINGTON - Airline passengers are about to pay more for security screening. Following orders from Congress, the Transportation Security Administration...
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Freight train hits pedestrian in Lake ForestJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - A freight train struck a pedestrian Thursday night near the Metra station in Lake Forest, officials said. Police responded to the scene about 8 p.m. near Everett and Wau...
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Chicago Executive neighbors get noisy over possible runway extensionJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - A meeting of Wheeling and Prospect Heights residents with the Chicago Executive Airport board Wednesday got noisy like the planes that fly over their homes every day. Ab...
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Naperville approves street resurfacing despite cost concernsJun 18, 2014 1:01 am - Naperville will move ahead with roughly 13 miles of street resurfacing this summer even though bids for the work came in higher than expected. The city council on Tuesda...
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Tollway moves on $7 million wetlands projectJun 18, 2014 1:00 am - Illinois tollway directors approved spending $7.1 million Wednesday to restore wetlands in the south suburbs as compensation for wetlands damaged during construction on ...