Articles filed under Transportation
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House Dems eye taxes on entertainment, billionaires’ investments to fund transitOct 28, 2025 10:08 pm - Two key negotiators on public transit reform in the Illinois House filed a bill Tuesday to raise up to $2 billion for public transit by taxing entertainment and the unrealized investment gains of billionaires.
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City offers maps, guides to prepare neurodivergent travelers for sensory overload at airportsOct 26, 2025 8:45 pm - O’Hare can be an overwhelming experience for some passengers with conditions like autism — but it doesn’t have to be that way.
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‘In the rearview mirror’: Drivers can take back the Kennedy after three years of construction angstOct 24, 2025 5:32 pm - Kennedy reopens. IDOT celebrates completing project stretching from Ohio Street to Edens Expressway that affected 275,000 motorists a day.
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Ramp at I-90, Arlington Heights Road closing FridayOct 23, 2025 11:25 am - The ramp connecting southbound Arlington Heights Road to westbound I-90 in Arlington Heights is scheduled to close beginning at 6 p.m. Friday and continuing into November, Illinois tollway officials announced Thursday.
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Police investigating shots fired on I-355 near LemontOct 22, 2025 2:26 pm - Illinois State Police are investigating a possible shooting on I-355 near 127th Street near Lemont.
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Despite earlier assurances, Cinergy Entertainment rejects mural planned for Wheeling cinemaOct 21, 2025 12:54 pm - Much-anticipated plans for a public mural near Wheeling’s Metra train station have been scrapped by the company that was to partner with the village on the project.
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Hawkiosaurus? United recognizes Blackhawks’ centennial with dino-sized tribute at O’HareOct 20, 2025 4:40 pm - That’s one big hockey player. A 75-foot-long Brachiosaurus model suits up at O’Hare’s Terminal 1 in a Chicago Blackhawks jersey.
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Amid pushback, fiscal crunch, Metra reverses course on using operating funds for capital projectsOct 19, 2025 8:45 pm - Metra had targeted $60 million for capital needs like new bridges in 2026 but is changing course after speaking with lawmakers.
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Going somewhere? Riders get 12 hours of free rides from Ventra as it makes system improvementsOct 17, 2025 11:25 am - The Ventra app and website serving CTA, Pace and Metra riders will experience a temporary outage starting late Friday.
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Metra reviewing cause of glitch that delayed thousandsOct 15, 2025 5:55 pm - “I have never seen chaos unfold in Union Station quite like (it)” one commuter said of the problems caused by a glitch that delayed thousands of Metra riders during Tuesday’s afternoon rush.