Articles filed under Transportation
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Misdemeanors might mean tickets over arrests on Metra in Cook CountyApr 27, 2016 1:00 am - To reduce time spent booking suspects and appearing in court, Metra is authorizing its police officers to write tickets instead of arresting people for some misdemeanors...
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Aurora's Sheffer Road closing for bridge workApr 26, 2016 1:00 am - Construction is beginning this week on the Sheffer Road bridge over Indian Creek in Aurora, closing the road to through traffic between Tollview Avenue and Becker Road. ...
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NFL Draft Town means Chicago road closuresApr 26, 2016 1:00 am - As Chicago embraces its transformation into NFL Draft Town this week, here's the lowdown on road closures so those venturing into the city this week can avoid being blin...
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Kids can hop on Metra to mom or dad's job for free ThursdayApr 26, 2016 1:00 am - Metra is offering free rides to kids who tag along with their parents during Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day this Thursday. Children must be accompanied by a far...
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$22.7 million awarded in fatal I-294 crash caseApr 26, 2016 1:00 am - A $22.7 million judgment - believed to be the largest wrongful-death verdict in Cook County in the past decade - was awarded to the family of a 31-year-old Union man who...
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Get FAA involved in noise complaintsApr 25, 2016 5:00 am - Have you had enough yet, Elk Grove Village? Have you had enough of Chicago's one-sided, punitive choice of runways being used at O'Hare? Have you had enough of trying to...
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Sheriff: 17 kilograms of opium seized from passenger at O'HareApr 25, 2016 1:00 am - A Minnesota woman faces multiple felony charges after a large amount of drugs, including 17 kilograms of opium, was found in her luggage over the weekend at O'Hare Inter...
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Eastbound Lake Street to close in LibertyvilleApr 22, 2016 1:00 am - Lake Street from Milwaukee Avenue (Route 21) to Brainerd Avenue in downtown Libertyville will be closed to eastbound traffic from Monday, April 25, to Wednesday, April 2...
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A wider I-294? Solutions sought for central Tri-StateApr 21, 2016 1:00 am - Anyone who's crawled along the central Tri-State (I-294) near O'Hare Airport at 4 p.m. on a weekday knows the Illinois tollway's workhorse is flawed. But fixing the most...
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Motorcyclist severely injured in Bartlett crashApr 21, 2016 1:00 am - A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash Thursday afternoon that shut down the intersection of Bartlett Road and Route 59 for four hours, Bartlett police said. T...