Articles filed under Transportation
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Two crashes on Metra’s North Central lineDec 20, 2013 6:26 pm - Service along Metra’s North Central line was disrupted twice Friday. A juvenile intentionally stepped in front a slow-moving train that afternoon near Lincolnshire, whil...
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Storms create uncertainty for travelersDec 20, 2013 3:42 pm - The busy holiday travel weekend underway in Illinois comes with predictions for nasty weather and hazardous driving conditions. A major storm system aimed at the state h...
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Editorial: RTA needs serious focus on reform in 2014Dec 20, 2013 8:07 am - Another investigation, another scathing report. 2013 was marked by scandal at Metra, the region’s commuter rail agency, starting with the departure of CEO Alex Clifford...
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RTA names interim chief in wake of allegationsDec 18, 2013 5:00 pm - Regional Transportation Authority leaders say it's a new day with the appointment of senior planner Leanne Redden as acting executive director Wednesday, but questions a...
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IDOT website helps drivers:Dec 18, 2013 4:56 pm - The Illinois Department of Transportation’s Getting Around Illinois website provides the latest on winter driving conditions, ongoing road construction, traffic volumes ...
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Reopening of Golf/New Wilke intersection just days awayDec 18, 2013 12:56 pm - It could happen Thursday, Friday or Saturday — the reopening of the heavily traveled Golf Road/New Wilke Road intersection in Rolling Meadows. The intersection has been ...
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Delta: No voice calls on our planesDec 18, 2013 9:53 am - MINNEAPOLIS — Delta Air Lines won’t allow passengers to make voice calls from its planes. Right now, federal rules prohibit voice calls on planes. But the government is ...
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Report: Complaints of racial, sexist comments at RTA 'credible'Dec 18, 2013 4:30 am - An independent attorney's report details a “toxic” environment at the Regional Transportation Authority where off-color comments and salty language by two top administra...
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Public has two more chances to weigh in on Buffalo Grove road planDec 17, 2013 3:23 pm - Buffalo Grove residents impacted by the upcoming Weiland Road/Lake-Cook Road improvements will get two more chances to air their views before the village board votes to ...
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Public hearing in MundeleinDec 16, 2013 3:03 pm - The Mundelein village board will host a public hearing Monday regarding an $8 million restoration and widening of Hawley Street and the need for the town to forcibly acq...