Articles filed under Transportation
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Four Route 53 ramps at Palatine Road closed until late summerMar 07, 2026 11:34 am - The village of Arlington Heights was notified late last week that the four cloverleaf ramps at the Route 53-Palatine Road interchange would be closed from Friday until late summer.
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‘Pressure release’: Officials mark Cook’s biggest road project to date — rebuilding gridlocked Touhy AvenueMar 05, 2026 6:45 pm - The $99 million project will take two years and cause delays during construction but engineers expect improvements will make the wait worthwhile.
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Train strikes vehicle near Arlington Park station; two flee sceneMar 05, 2026 11:43 am - A Metra train struck a vehicle on the tracks near Arlington Park station in Arlington Heights at 1:51 a.m. Thursday, with witnesses reporting two people fled the scene afterward.
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Time for electric vehicle owners to pony up? Legislation to hike EV fees has a pay-per-mile optionMar 01, 2026 8:45 pm - Illinois electric vehicle owners could be reckoning with a new $320 fee or paying a tax on miles traveled if legislation filed in the state Senate gains traction. “It’s appropriate that EV owners pay their share,“ bill sponsor says.
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FAA moves to block overloading at O’Hare this summerFeb 27, 2026 7:39 pm - The Federal Aviation Administration is acting to reduce flights at O’Hare International Airport this summer, warning that a planned surge in operations will strain the system.
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Brace for delays on I-80 as IDOT digs into bridges, key interchanges near JolietFeb 27, 2026 6:15 pm - It’s the final phase of the multiyear project to modernize the interstate and a surge in construction will impact drivers.
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Two hurt in early morning crash on I-90 near HuntleyFeb 26, 2026 10:30 am - Two people were injured in crash involving a passenger vehicle and a tractor-trailer early Thursday morning on Interstate 90 near Huntley.
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Wilke Road in Palatine closed to through traffic beginning TuesdayFeb 23, 2026 11:43 am - As part of the Illinois Department of Transportation's ongoing Route 53 improvements, a stretch of Wilke Road - also known as West Illinois Route 53 Frontage Road - in Palatine will be closed to through traffic beginning at 1 p.m. Tuesday.
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Man killed by Metra train near Westmont stop, lines reopenedFeb 17, 2026 8:26 am - Metra police are investigating the death of a man who was struck by an outbound Metra train near the Westmont stop early Tuesday morning.
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Why roundabouts are increasingly seen as an answer to suburban traffic problemsFeb 09, 2026 4:59 pm - They’ve long been seen as an overseas oddity, roundly mocked on TV’s “The Simpsons” and in the Chevy Chase comedy “National Lampoon’s European Vacation.” But roundabouts are increasingly popping up in parts of the suburbs.