Articles filed under Transportation
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Gas under $2 a gallon at some suburban pumpsDec 27, 2014 12:01 am - Drivers, fill 'er up. Gas prices have dropped across the country to the lowest level in five years. And at some suburban gas stations, prices have fallen below $2 a gall...
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Christie, Cuomo veto Port Authority oversight legislationDec 27, 2014 12:01 am - ALBANY, N.Y. - The governors of New York and New Jersey jointly vetoed legislation Saturday aimed at overhauling the Port Authority and proposed instead a series of refo...
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Late spring/early summer finish projected for major Rollins Gateway road projectDec 26, 2014 12:01 am - There still is a way to go, but the long-anticipated Rollins Gateway road improvement in Round Lake Beach has rounded the corner as work buttons up for the winter. New p...
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Suburban volunteers reunite dogs with returning soldiersDec 24, 2014 6:30 am - Garrett Rogers liked the runt. Anastasia, as the Navy petty officer second class would call her, was a “tiny, little ball of fur,” an Afghan shepherd puppy and a comfort...
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Chicago man sentenced for assaulting CTA employeeDec 24, 2014 12:01 am - A Chicago man has been sentenced to 26 years in prison for sexually assaulting a Chicago Transit Authority employee at gunpoint as she walked home from work. Twenty-one-...
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Suburbs have dodged a bullet so far with hazmat derailments — so farDec 23, 2014 4:00 am - On any given day, Naperville resident Kathy Benson is likely to drive under a railway bridge where she witnesses firsthand the exponential growth of freight trains carry...
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Woman stuck on Metra tracks rescued before crashDec 23, 2014 12:01 am - A man who rescued an elderly woman from a car stuck on railway tracks in southwest suburban Chicago says he looked up to see an oncoming Metra commuter train bearing dow...
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State Rep. Marty Moylan forms panel to address O'Hare noiseDec 23, 2014 12:01 am - State Rep. Marty Moylan is forming an advisory committee to address noise issues at O'Hare International Airport. Moylan said in a news release he's looking for resident...
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Aurora reopens Indian Trail bridges for winterDec 22, 2014 10:00 pm - In an effort to reduce construction congestion throughout the winter months, Aurora has reopened the Indian Trail bridges with reduced lanes. One traffic lane in each d...
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Local fire chiefs worry about train hazmat incidentsDec 22, 2014 4:00 am - A continued spike in oil trains and recent high-profile explosions and pollution spills across the United States have suburban fire departments playing defense. First-re...