Articles filed under Transportation
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Hopping on the Kennedy for Cubs, concerts? More lane closures aheadMay 17, 2024 6:00 am - Just when you thought the inbound Kennedy Expressway lanes were free and clear — they're not. Illinois Department of Transportation crews begin installing a massive over...
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Metra piling more trains on UP and Milwaukee lines; Edgewater stop to debutMay 13, 2024 4:46 pm - Metra continues a restoration of service disrupted during COVID-19 by adding more trains to its Union Pacific and Milwaukee District lines this spring and summer.
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From ho-hum to 6 levels: New parking lot at O’Hare’s Terminal 5 hits milestoneMay 13, 2024 11:25 am - Anyone who’s parked at O’Hare International Airport’s Terminal 5 knows the lot is about as fancy as a strip mall’s. That will change in October when the Chicago Departme...
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‘Right now, it’s almost a nightmare’: After years of crashes, IDOT eyeing fix for exit ramp in ElginMay 13, 2024 6:00 am - Elgin resident Christopher Hilton’s wish is simple — a yard without careening cars. After years of screeching tires and hawklike vigilance when his three kids play outsid...
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‘Time for action is now’: Wheaton residents call for pedestrian traffic light on Roosevelt RoadMay 08, 2024 6:47 pm - Wheaton residents and educators implored state lawmakers to help save lives and fund a stoplight on a perilous stretch of Roosevelt Road at a Wednesday hearing in Springf...
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Ceremony marking 45th anniversary of Flight 191 tragedy set for May 25May 07, 2024 8:12 pm - A 45th anniversary remembrance ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 25, in memory of American Airlines Flight 191.
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Metra ‘wants to be part of the conversation’ on merging with CTA and Pace, but stays neutralMay 07, 2024 6:23 pm - Metra leaders issued a carefully worded statement Tuesday about the commuter railroad’s potential merger with Pace, the CTA and the Regional Transportation Authority. “We...
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A good deal for the suburbs? Transit merger proposal raises questions about finances, fairnessMay 06, 2024 6:00 am - Ripple effects continue from a proposal to abolish the boards of Metra, Pace, the Chicago Transit Authority and the Regional Transportation Authority and merge the four a...
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‘Thrilled’ and ‘challenging:’ Airlines, Chicago good on O’Hare redo — for nowMay 03, 2024 6:43 pm - Friendly skies are projected over O’Hare International Airport after the city and two major airlines resolved friction over a massive expansion. United and American Airli...
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Why CN is delaying proposed Route 45 closure in MundeleinMay 03, 2024 12:28 pm - A temporary closure of a busy stretch of Route 45 in Mundelein scheduled for next week has been postponed so a detour route can be developed, village officials said Frida...