Articles filed under Transportation
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Huntley's Amtrak station should be ready November 2015Nov 20, 2014 12:01 am - Amtrak passenger rail service should be up and running from Huntley's downtown by November 2015, village officials said. The village board recently approved an agreement...
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Ca-CHING: $1.90 in tolls to use 10 miles of future Elgin-O'HareNov 20, 2014 12:01 am - DuPage and northwest Cook County drivers used to coasting along the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway (I-390) for free might face some sticker-shock in 2016. That's when the highw...
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Illinois Senate: Make tollway speed limit 70 mphNov 20, 2014 12:00 am - The Illinois Senate sped forward to override Gov. Pat Quinn's veto of legislation that could raise speed limits on tollways to 70 mph. The proposal, from state Sen. Jim ...
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Planning agency to host Route 53 extension meetingNov 18, 2014 12:01 am - The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning and its partners will host the second public open house meeting for the Route 53/120 Corridor Land Use Plan on Wednesday, No...
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Left lane, left shoulder opened on southbound Interstate 55Nov 18, 2014 12:01 am - The left lane and left shoulder on southbound Interstate 55 at County Line Road have been opened, but the rest of the southbound lanes are still closed due to a hazardou...
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Funding gap still dogs Route 53 extensionNov 18, 2014 12:01 am - Proponents of extending Route 53 into Lake County received an upbeat response from Illinois tollway directors Tuesday compared to a previous visit, but positive vibes on...
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Pilot dies after crashing into Chicago houseNov 18, 2014 12:01 am - A small twin-engine cargo plane crashed into a home on Chicago's southwest side Tuesday, killing the pilot but sparing a couple who were asleep just inches away. The Aer...
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New I-90 bridge over Fox: How do you build in a river?Nov 17, 2014 4:00 am - At dawn today, wind willing, two hoists will lift a 190,000-pound beam from a waiting truck on the Jane Addams Tollway and heave it onto columns rising about 40 feet abo...
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Old McHenry Road project meeting:Nov 17, 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...
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Metra answers frustrations on fare hikes, staff raisesNov 14, 2014 4:15 am - Metra's still got a lot of explaining to do when it comes to raising fares by a proposed average of 10.8 percent. The agency's board of directors is poised to vote on it...