Articles filed under Transportation
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What’s next for RTA with Costello out?Dec 10, 2013 10:48 am - A changing of the guard at the beleaguered Regional Transportation Authority raises new questions about who will be in charge after Executive Director Joe Costello retir...
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Tollway explains why some ramps are I-Pass onlyDec 09, 2013 4:30 am - The opening of a full interchange on the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) and Route 47 last month sparked some pointed questions from John Fink of Huntley. Fink graded the act...
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CN should help pay for over- or underpass at Route 14Dec 09, 2013 4:00 am - I am wondering how residents of Barrington and surrounding areas think about the project on Hwy. 14 for the railway. Are you as disturbed and worried about it as I am? T...
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Cumberland Circle improvements to be discussedDec 08, 2013 1:11 pm - A public hearing regarding the Phase I design of proposed improvements to Cumberland Circle — the traffic circle at Golf and Wolf roads in Des Plaines, is scheduled for ...
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Open house on long-range transporation planDec 08, 2013 8:31 am - An open house regarding the proposed Lake County Year 2040 Transportation Plan will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18, at the Lake County Division of Transport...
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Pilots said to need training after losing skills to automationDec 08, 2013 5:55 am - WASHINGTON — Airline pilots have lost flying skills as automation takes over mundane tasks and may be startled when systems don’t behave as expected, both of which have ...
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Suburban car convoy honors ‘Fast & Furious’ star Paul WalkerDec 07, 2013 9:30 pm - Prospect Heights police received assistance from Arlington Heights and Mount Prospect officers Saturday evening in taming an estimated 1,000-car road rally in tribute to...
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Illinois could bar drivers from using Google GlassDec 07, 2013 2:02 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Google’s new computerized glasses aren’t on sale to the general public yet, but the devices already have lawmakers in Illinois and several other states con...
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Operation North Pole a day to remember for sick kidsDec 07, 2013 11:00 am - A very special Metra train spreading a whole lot of holiday cheer — think jolly firemen, impish elves and a rambunctious Mrs. Santa — carried more than 60 children and f...
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Cargo bikes the new minivan for cycling familiesDec 06, 2013 4:05 pm - SEATTLE — One fisherman uses a bike to deliver hundreds of pounds of salmon to local markets. A mom who regularly shuttles her two kids around town once tried to haul a ...