Articles filed under Transportation
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New O'Hare runway: Which suburbs get noise now?Oct 18, 2013 5:15 am - Chicago left behind past battles with the suburbs in opening a new runway at O'Hare International Airport Thursday, but new turbulence lies ahead over noise and a promis...
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Planning board approves Illiana Expressway constructionOct 17, 2013 11:00 pm - Amid a split among suburban leaders, the controversial Illiana Expressway received a shot in the arm Thursday when a planning board endorsed the road, marking a signific...
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Emergency response teams attending earthquake drill at O’HareOct 16, 2013 8:59 pm - The community emergency response teams for O’Hare International Airport and Des Plaines will combine efforts from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday to conduct a full-scale training e...
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Task force: transit agencies selfish, scandal-riddenOct 16, 2013 2:00 pm - Systemic corruption, turf wars and inefficiencies are dragging down the region's transit agencies, a scathing report by a state task force concludes. “Portions of the tr...
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IDOT leader defends Illiana Expressway project before voteOct 15, 2013 5:47 pm - Illinois’ transportation secretary is defending the proposed $1.3 billion Illiana Expressway against criticism that it’s a risky investment. Ann Schneider tells The Asso...
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Clarendon Drive to close:Oct 15, 2013 5:10 pm - Clarendon Drive from Hainesville Road to Williams Avenue in Round Lake Beach will be closed for 21 calendar days beginning at 6 a.m. Friday, Oct. 18. The closure is nece...
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Bartlett Metra parking lot partly closed Oct. 17-25Oct 15, 2013 4:13 pm - A portion of the Bartlett Metra commuter parking lot will be closed from Thursday, Oct. 17, until Friday, Oct. 25, for concrete work, resurfacing and restriping. Commute...
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Transit funding spat resolved; consultant says status quo not workingOct 15, 2013 10:49 am - Editor’s note: This story was updated to correct the amount of the discretionary funds. After weeks of feuding, the Regional Transportation Authority, Metra, Pace and th...
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Illiana Expressway plan looks like it will passOct 14, 2013 5:30 am - If I could get away with it, I’d start accepting bets on the fate of the Illiana Expressway when it goes to a vote Thursday before a powerful committee of the Chicago Me...
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Crews cutting Argyll Lane access to Route 59 in NapervilleOct 12, 2013 8:00 am - Access from Route 59 to Argyll Lane in an unincorporated area near Naperville is scheduled to be cut off Monday as construction crews continue working to widen the conge...