Articles filed under Transportation
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Bartlett considering residences, shops near Metra stationAug 25, 2015 1:00 am - Bartlett and the Regional Transportation Authority are studying an area near the village's Metra station in hopes of building a development they expect will attract resi...
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Can new braking system stop train disaster in suburbs?Aug 24, 2015 5:30 am - As a former railroad brakeman, the region's top planner Joe Szabo knows how to stop a train. So it's significant he backs a controversial new federal rule requiring frei...
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Officials: Plainfield man killed along I-290 near HillsideAug 24, 2015 1:00 am - A man found dead along I-290 near Hillside Wednesday has been identified as a Plainfield man, the Cook County medical examiner's office said. LaShawn Williams, 22, was ...
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Trains on move again after power lines shut down tracks in RosemontAug 24, 2015 1:00 am - Trains on the Metra North Central Service line are on the move again after being stopped because of power lines laying across the tracks in Rosemont, officials said. Tra...
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World's Largest Truck Convoy coming to Sears CentreAug 24, 2015 1:00 am - The World's Largest Truck Convoy for Special Olympics is making the first of two Chicago-area stops at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sa...
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Americans who subdued train gunman lauded in France as heroesAug 22, 2015 1:00 am - PARIS - A series of heroic actions by passengers thwarted an attack by a man with ties to radical Islam who boarded a high-speed train from Amsterdam to Paris armed with...
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Barrington gets funding to shift Lake Zurich Road, not yet for Rt. 14 underpassAug 20, 2015 5:30 am - Funding has been found for a $2.2 million project to eliminate the dangerous intersection where Lake Zurich Road meets Northwest Highway near the Canadian National Railw...
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Addams Tollway reconstruction will cost more to finish on timeAug 20, 2015 5:30 am - No one who's endured the reconstruction on the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) wants it to go on any longer than necessary. But getting the job done on time isn't cheap. Tol...
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Uber, GM and Fermilab share innovations and vision for transportationAug 20, 2015 1:00 am - Receiving a driver's license will soon no longer be a passage toward adulthood, according to a panel of transportation experts. Instead, cars of the near future will dri...
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Teens Drive Smart program in Hoffman EstatesAug 20, 2015 1:00 am - The Bridgestone Teens Drive Smart Driving Experience - a free, half-day program designed to equip teens and young adults with the skills to handle the challenges associa...