Articles filed under Transportation
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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...
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Driver who struck, killed Mount Prospect cyclist finedOct 14, 2016 1:00 am - The SUV driver who struck and killed cyclist Joni Beaudry in Mount Prospect pleaded guilty to three traffic violations in court Friday and will have to pay $364 in fines...
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VisTracks adds Fleet Management Solutions as product resellerOct 11, 2016 1:00 am - LISLE - Fleet solutions provider Earthwave Technologies has selected VisTracks Inc. to be the provider of its FMCSA-certified Hours of Service and DVIR applications prod...
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Flashing lights on Central only add to dangerOct 10, 2016 5:00 am - Last night, driving the speed limit east on Central Road in the dark and rain, I was within 50-75 feet of the crosswalk at Melas Park. Suddenly the double yellow lights ...