Articles filed under Transportation
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Editorial: Doubts cloud proposed Metra fare increasesNov 13, 2014 4:01 am - Metra is set to vote Friday on proposed fare increases that for 2015 average 10.8 percent and would go up an average of almost 5 percent each year from 2016 to 2024. If ...
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Public gets chance to comment on Route 53/120 corridorNov 12, 2014 12:01 am - Paying the estimated $2.5 billion cost of the Route 53/120 extension into Lake County may be daunting, but planning for what happens along the corridor is also a key com...
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Crash on eastbound I-90 leading to traffic delaysNov 12, 2014 12:01 am - A crash on eastbound I-90 near Mannheim Road is causing traffic to back up past the Arlington Heights Road exit. The accident is blocking the right lane at mile marker 7...
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Kane likely to help get I-90 interchange for HampshireNov 12, 2014 12:01 am - Kane County might contribute $300,000 toward getting a partial interchange at Interstate 90 and Brier Hill Road near Hampshire. The county board transportation committee...
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Metra employees get raises averaging 15% as agency eyes fare hikesNov 11, 2014 4:30 am - Metra leaders will vote Friday on proposed fare increases, including up to 19 percent for monthly passes in the same year hundreds of employees' salaries jumped by 15 pe...
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Route 53/120 open house Wednesday in GrayslakeNov 11, 2014 12:01 am - The first of two open house workshops regarding the Route 53/120 Corridor Land Use Plan, which is currently in development, will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov....
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What's Rauner's take on transit, tollway?Nov 10, 2014 4:00 am - Pensions, schmensions. Readers of this column want to know what Illinois' next governor thinks about roads, transit and airports, issues sadly lacking in this fall's kno...
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Mt. Prospect OKs Rand Road transportation studyNov 07, 2014 12:01 am - Mount Prospect will spend up to $125,000 to study the Rand Road corridor. All but 20 percent of the funds will come through a grant from the Regional Transportation Auth...
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Airline food processing plant proposed in Des PlainesNov 07, 2014 12:01 am - Starting next year, your in-flight meals may be coming from the kitchens of a new state-of-the-art facility in Des Plaines. International Airport Centers Chicago LLC pla...
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Open house on Old McHenry Road plan:Nov 06, 2014 12:01 am - A public hearing to discuss the proposed improvements to Old McHenry Road through Long Grove, including the intersection at Robert Parker Coffin Road, will be 5 to 7 p.m...