Articles filed under Transportation
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How tollway's 'smart road' could make your commute easierOct 17, 2016 7:00 am - When construction on the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) wraps up, motorists will sigh with relief and smile in anticipation of easy, breezy commutes. Of course, weather, dis...
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Feds blame Elgin company for worker's death on I-90 bridgeOct 17, 2016 1:00 am - Federal regulators rebuked an Elgin demolition company and fined it $152,000 for safety violations leading to a worker's death on a Jane Addams Tollway bridge in Des Pla...
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Residents encouraged to take survey on O'Hare noiseOct 17, 2016 1:00 am - With the O'Hare International Airport overnight runway rotation plan that has provided better sleep for some and inconvenienced others coming to an end on Christmas, the...
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Some Metra riders will see train times on new screensOct 17, 2016 1:00 am - Metra will test digital message boards displaying train arrival and departure times at some of its downtown stations this fall. The technology will pop up at the LaSalle...
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After sudden stock rally, United Airlines needs to deliverOct 17, 2016 1:00 am - CHICAGO - United Continental Holdings Inc., longtime laggard of U.S. airlines, is up 41 percent since late June as investors buy into the troubled carrier's promise of a...
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No right on red at Geneva intersection - but why?Oct 16, 2016 11:00 pm - Geneva resident Marty Schmidt is not unlike any other number of drivers who approach a particular intersection and wonder aloud why drivers can't turn right on red when ...
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State asks Lake County for snow plowing helpOct 14, 2016 5:30 am - Lake County officials face an unexpected challenge as they prepare for the salting and snowplowing season. The Illinois Department of Transporation is asking whether it ...
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Metra picks Lake Forest accounting expert as new chairOct 14, 2016 1:00 am - Metra board directors amicably and unanimously picked a new chairman from Lake County Friday but not without some behind-the-scenes differences of opinion. Director Norm...
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Rand Road closed at Lake-Cook Road due to gas leakOct 14, 2016 1:00 am - Traffic is shut down in both directions on Rand Road at Lake-Cook Road as crews work to repair a natural gas leak. Lake Zurich Fire Protection District Chief John Malcol...
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Is Metra going to raise ticket prices again?Oct 14, 2016 1:00 am - Metra board directors gave preliminary support Friday to a fare increase next year averaging 5.8 percent. Directors voted 8 to 2 in favor of the hike, which requires fi...