Articles filed under Transportation
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Cook commissioner calls for probe of McHenry County Metra dissenterAug 30, 2013 4:17 pm - The lone Metra board member who voted against a controversial severance package for the transit agency’s former CEO is now being targeted by a South suburban Cook County...
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Pace plans new Elgin service on I-90 by 2016Aug 30, 2013 2:23 pm - Pace Bus is planning to offer by 2016 new express bus service along Interstate 90 from Elgin. One service will go to Rosemont and the second to Schaumburg. There will al...
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Bicycles to ride on some Chicago-Michigan trainsAug 29, 2013 4:01 pm - PORT HURON, Mich. — Bicycles soon will be welcomed on some Amtrak trains running between Chicago and Michigan. Amtrak announced Thursday that bicycles will be accepted a...
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Smoke stops American Eagle flight at U of I airportAug 29, 2013 4:00 pm - SAVOY, Ill. — An American Eagle flight scheduled to fly from the University of Illinois’ airport to Dallas-Fort Worth was aborted after crew members noticed smoke in the...
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Cook County looking for Metra board replacementAug 28, 2013 6:23 pm - A member of the Cook County Board is asking for applications to be on the Metra board of directors. County Commissioner Jeff Tobolski put out a news release Wednesday as...
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Metra board member says he’s done at end of termAug 28, 2013 2:33 pm - The lone Metra board member who voted against the controversial severance package for the agency’s former CEO says he’s leaving the board once his term expires in June. ...
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How IDOT truck escaped red-light ticketAug 28, 2013 5:15 am - Illinois Department of Transportation officials are investigating whether a veteran highway maintenance employee misused department letterhead and violated department po...
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Quinn allows tollway to set up ‘website of shame’Aug 27, 2013 5:13 pm - The Illinois Tollway will be allowed to publish the names of people who owe more than $1,000 online under legislation signed by Gov. Pat Quinn Tuesday. Officials would h...
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Schaumburg plans access to entertainment districtAug 27, 2013 4:55 pm - Schaumburg trustees Tuesday approved a memorandum of understanding for a full interchange on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway at Roselle Road and set a time frame for a ...
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Quinn vetoes mass transit contracts billAug 27, 2013 4:10 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn rejected a bill Tuesday that would have allowed Illinois’ mass transit agencies to spend more on projects without giving public notice or going through a ...