Articles filed under Transportation
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More express trains and tolls, no Route 53 extension on agency's 2050 planOct 10, 2018 1:00 am - Faced with gridlock, flooding, a racial divide and shrinking funds, suburbanites and Chicagoans must think regionally to reach a prosperous 2050, planners said Wednesday...
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Expect delays during Elk Grove Village road workOct 10, 2018 1:00 am - Drivers in Elk Grove Village should brace for major delays along Elk Grove Boulevard and John F. Kennedy Boulevard over the next week while paving work is underway. The ...
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Bartlett police step up speed enforcementOct 06, 2018 1:00 am - The Bartlett Police Department will be participating in the Illinois Department of Transportation's Speed Enforcement Campaign beginning Saturday, Oct 6, and plans to co...
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Metra station renovation to start Monday in downtown LibertyvilleOct 05, 2018 1:00 am - The long-awaited construction to renovate the Metra train station in downtown Libertyville is scheduled to begin Monday. The project will include partial demolition of ...
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Questions loom over miles driven taxOct 03, 2018 1:00 am - Miles Driven Tax. It sounds like a good idea, but there are many questions to be answered first. 1. Will the present gas pump tax be removed? 2. If so, how will mileage ...
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Stretch of Rollins Road closing for culvert replacementOct 02, 2018 1:00 am - The Lake County Division of Transportation will close Rollins Road to through traffic from Fairfield Road to Wilson Road between Round Lake Heights and Ingleside startin...
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Metra cited as model for preventing train fatalitiesOct 01, 2018 5:33 am - Metra technician Matt White was focused on installing equipment high atop the roof of the Van Buren Street Station Feb. 6 when the alarmed face of a conductor in a passi...
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Round Lake Beach Fireside Chat to feature Metra chairmanOct 01, 2018 1:00 am - Metra board chairman Norman Carlson will be the guest next week when the Round Lake Beach Cultural & Civic Center hosts its monthly Fireside Chat. The evening begins at ...
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Work beginning Thursday on downtown Libertyville Metra stationOct 01, 2018 1:00 am - Installation of construction fencing around the perimeter of the downtown Libertyville Metra station will begin Thursday, preventing public access to the building and di...
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Goodbye, SUV: Metra video of staged crash shows why trains always winOct 01, 2018 1:00 am - It was a setup and no one was harmed - but the video of a Metra locomotive pounding into an SUV and tossing it like a toy still evokes a wince. Officials with the commut...