Articles filed under Transportation
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Huntley may get a Metra or Amtrak stop with new passenger rail projectOct 06, 2020 1:00 am - After multiple false-starts, Huntley is on track to get a Metra or an Amtrak stop as plans to reconnect Chicago and Rockford by train move forward for the first time in ...
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Metra won't raise fares but needs to cover $70 million gapOct 06, 2020 1:00 am - Even with running trains on reduced schedules, Metra faces a $70 million shortfall next year, officials said Tuesday before releasing a preliminary 2021 budget of $700 m...
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Route 83 rail crossing in Grayslake closing for repairsOct 06, 2020 1:00 am - Repairs to the Metra Milwaukee District North Line crossing on Route 83 south of Buckley Road in Grayslake will require a full closure starting at 6 a.m. Thursday, weath...
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Barrington officials: New rule for gas on trains has 'quite acute' potential for catastropheOct 05, 2020 5:30 am - A new player, liquefied natural gas, has joined the list of hazardous materials cruising through Illinois by train - a move the federal government says is safe but raise...
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No more free rides on Metra Union Pacific linesOct 05, 2020 1:00 am - Metra Union Pacific riders should be prepared to show tickets or passes at Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago this week after months of absent fare collection. Ami...
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Wadsworth Road closing Tuesday for emergency repairs at rail crossingOct 05, 2020 1:00 am - Wadsworth Road east of Delany Road in northern Lake County will close Tuesday for emergency railroad crossing repairs. The crossing will close at 8 a.m. and is scheduled...
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French bulldogs rescued from O'Hare will stay in U.S.Oct 02, 2020 1:00 am - Fifteen French bulldog puppies that were rescued from an O'Hare airport warehouse in August while awaiting transport to Jordan will be allowed to stay in the United Stat...
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Rebuilt Grand Avenue in Lindenhurst now openSep 30, 2020 1:00 am - All lanes on a reconstructed and widened Grand Avenue (Route 132) from just east of Munn Road to Deerpath Drive in Lindenhurst are open, though intermittent lane closure...
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Railway collisions plummet nationwide,­ but not in IllinoisSep 28, 2020 5:30 am - With train traffic decreasing in 2020 because of COVID-19 and Illinoisans hunkering down in the spring, it seems logical that railway crossing crashes would plummet, rig...
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Bartlett police enforce truck regulationsSep 27, 2020 1:00 am - Bartlett Police coordinated a joint commercial truck enforcement with Illinois State Police and the Illinois Secretary of State Portable Scale Unit on Lake Street near P...