Articles filed under Transportation
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Tollway oases to get new parking lotsJun 03, 2014 1:01 am - First trucks, then cars will get new parking lots at the six Illinois tollway oases this year. This week, the agency closed truck parking lots in the Lake Forest and Hin...
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George Ranney dishes on the RTA, Route 53 and 15 years in the frayJun 02, 2014 5:00 am - Shaking up the RTA. Reforms to the juvenile justice system. Fixing Chicago's freight bottleneck. An $8 billion transportation program in 2008. The consummate behind-the-...
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State police to check trucks June 3-5Jun 02, 2014 1:01 am - The Illinois State Police will conduct commercial motor vehicle enforcement checks - looking for unsafe trucks and rogue drivers - in Cook, Will and two downstate counti...
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Expect Kennedy Expressway gridlock on June weekendsJun 02, 2014 1:01 am - Driving into Chicago this weekend? No worries. But to avoid migraine-inducing traffic the last three weekends of June, take transit or plan your route to steer clear of ...
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Seegers Road to be closed for two weeksJun 01, 2014 1:01 am - Seegers Road in Des Plaines, between Fourth Avenue and Rand Road, will be closed for railroad crossing repairs June 5 to June 20. The city recommends that all truck traf...
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I-55 Rt. 83 ramp reopens after semi rolloverMay 30, 2014 11:00 pm - The Route 83 northbound ramp from northbound I-55 has reopened after crews cleaned debris from an accident involving a semi carrying a concrete beam. According to police...
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Long-awaited road repairs begin in WinfieldMay 30, 2014 1:00 am - Winfield residents will see plenty of orange over the next few months as the village pursues its most extensive road repair program in years. More than one-third of the ...
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One Metra vacancy down (almost), one still openMay 29, 2014 1:01 am - An Algonquin businessman is poised to sit on the Metra board while another spot representing northwest Cook County is still in play. Cook County Commissioner Tim Schneid...
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House advances $1 billion capital billMay 29, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - After an exceptionally harsh winter that damaged roads and bridges across the state, the Illinois House advanced a plan to fund $1 billion in new transport...
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Ride of Silence honors memory of Elk Grove cyclistMay 27, 2014 11:00 pm - Elk Grove Village cyclists rode silently along local bike trails and streets last week to honor the memory of a cyclist struck and killed by a vehicle last year on Higgi...