Articles filed under Transportation
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Des Plaines History Center sponsors trolley museum visitJul 09, 2013 2:56 pm - Pack your own favorite picnic lunch and come along on the next Historic Adventure — sponsored by the Des Plaines History Center — to the Fox River Valley Trolley Museum ...
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Industrial or sporting uses could fit Prospect Hts. landJul 09, 2013 2:30 pm - Although industrial use might be the most logical for 12 acres Prospect Heights owns on the east side of the city, an early version of a marketing study brought official...
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Metra commuters invited to Bartlett meeting tonightJul 08, 2013 4:34 pm - Bartlett’s economic development commission is inviting commuters who use the Bartlett Metra station to attend a meeting about the village’s downtown business district, s...
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Union Station makeover ideas could win you $5,000Jul 08, 2013 5:15 am - Only tourists stroll through Union Station, their necks craned to gaze at the 110-foot-tall ceiling or art deco staircase made famous by "The Untouchables." The rest o...
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Report: Truck driver worked too many hours before deadly crashJul 06, 2013 11:00 pm - The truck driver who fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into a state trooper's car on the Tri-State Tollway in March had been on duty for more than 18 hours, according...
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Pileup on I-65 kills 1, injures severalJul 06, 2013 5:20 pm - FRANKLIN, Ind. — Indiana State Police say several vehicles have crashed in a pileup on Interstate 65 south of Indianapolis, briefly closing the highway’s northbound lane...
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Metra worker struck by train, killedJul 05, 2013 7:40 pm - A Metra worker was killed when he was struck by train as he worked on tracks on the city’s South Side. Metra officials say 36-year-old Luis Mercado on Friday was working...
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At this airport, only goats can prevent firesJul 05, 2013 5:05 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Last month, officials at San Francisco International Airport hired a herd of part-time employees to toil on the west side of the property and engage in a...
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Roadwork to start Monday in WadsworthJul 05, 2013 4:55 pm - Weather permitting, a resurfacing project on Route 131 (Green Bay Road) from Sunset Avenue to Route 173 in Wadsworth will begin Monday, July 8. The work involves pavemen...
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70 mph limit in suburbs could be up to countiesJul 05, 2013 5:00 am - If Gov. Pat Quinn eventually OKs a plan to raise the tollway and interstate speed limit to 70 mph, the final decision on how fast suburban drivers can go could end up in...