Articles filed under Transportation
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Click it or ticket for back seat passengersJun 09, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Legislation on Gov. Pat Quinn's desk would require people in the back seat of a car to wear a seat belt — a rule that's described as Big Brotherish by some...
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Pilots take aim at UnitedJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - More than 100 United and Continental Airlines pilots and flight attendants armed with signs protesting working conditions greeted shareholders arriving at the annual mee...
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Suburban streets dangerous for pedestriansJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - Watch your step. From 2000 to 2009, 1,322 pedestrians died in traffic-related accidents in the suburbs and Chicago. One major factor is streets that aren't designed wit...
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Budget impasse could cost 52,000 jobs, halt road projectsJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - Road and bridge construction projects around the suburbs could be halted this summer — along with 52,000 jobs statewide — if lawmakers don't return to Springfield to app...
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Tollway chief: Transponders may become obsoleteJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - Will we be converting our transponders into coasters? That could be the future of tolling, said Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Executive Director Kristi Lafleur, ...
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Train collision under investigationJun 03, 2011 12:00 am - Federal investigators were trying to determine how a Metra train from Aurora and an Amtrak train headed to Carbondale collided Friday morning at Chicago’s Union Station....
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Study to examine Chicago-Champaign high-speed railJun 02, 2011 12:00 am - Chicago to Champaign-Urbana in less than an hour? A $1.25 million feasibility study of a high-speed rail line announced by Gov. Pat Quinn may determine whether that drea...
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Game device stops trains near WheatonJun 01, 2011 12:00 am - Metra trains on the Union Pacific West Line were delayed for about two hours Wednesday afternoon when a suspicious device was found hanging from overpass near the Wheato...
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RTA announces plans for changes to free senior ridesJun 01, 2011 12:00 am - Free bus and train rides for Illinois seniors are ending later this summer for all but low-income seniors. The Regional Transportation Authority announced Wednesday a ti...
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Lowe’s store in Arlington, not MeadowsMay 31, 2011 4:00 am - Sorry to hear about the experience of Don Lischalk of Palatine and the ticket he received for a red-light camera stop at Algonquin and Route 53, which probably is Rollin...