Articles filed under Transportation
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DuPage to study new Great Western Trail crossing, with an eye toward bike safetySep 03, 2022 1:00 am - The Great Western Trail crossing at County Farm Road near Carol Stream has no history of significant crashes. But navigating the stretch of trail across a four-lane road...
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'This needs to be corrected before anyone else is hurt': 5,800 sign petition for changes at St. Charles intersectionSep 02, 2022 1:00 am - A St. Charles North High School senior is petitioning for safety improvements at the intersection of Randall and Red Gate roads, where a North graduate was killed in a c...
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Will DuPage Airport's new $1.3 million customs facility lure more international travelers?Sep 01, 2022 5:30 am - DuPage Airport has opened a $1.3 million U.S. Customs and Border Protection center intended to set it apart from other flight hubs in the suburbs and bring more convenie...
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Runway reconstruction will keep Lake in the Hills Airport closed to planes until OctoberAug 31, 2022 1:00 am - Shaw Local News Network Delayed by a week, reconstruction of the runway at Lake in the Hills Airport is expected to wrap up in early to mid-October, pushing back slightl...
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Why the expiration date on your I-PASS transponder may be wrongAug 29, 2022 5:30 am - Does anyone actually look at their I-PASS transponder once it's mounted on the car window? Not I, until a toll gate hiccup in Indiana this July caused me to glance up an...
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Suburban Skyview: No traffic on Des Plaines S-curve under rail linesAug 27, 2022 1:00 am - A Canadian Pacific freight train crosses over the infamous Northwest Highway S-curve, which is closed for a $5.7 million construction project, in an aerial view taken in...
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More tollway drama at the top? Interim executive director apparently out as new ED is selectedAug 26, 2022 1:00 am - Just months after Gov. J.B. Pritzker brought in new Illinois tollway leaders to stabilize the agency amid a power struggle, it appears new turbulence is surfacing at the...
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Judge says yes, Oakbrook Terrace can use red-light cameras, for nowAug 23, 2022 1:00 am - Oakbrook Terrace can use its controversial red-light enforcement cameras while a lawsuit over the devices proceeds, a DuPage County judge has ruled. Judge Craig Belford ...
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'Innovative, complicated, promising': Metra to test battery-powered locomotivesAug 23, 2022 1:00 am - Six of Metra's oldest diesel locomotives could lead the way to a greener future for the agency. Board directors have approved a $34.6 million contract with Alabama-based...
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How you can adopt a Lake County highwayAug 23, 2022 1:00 am - Daily Herald report Applications are being accepted for the Lake County Division of Transportation's Adopt a Highway program. Volunteers adopt a section of a county high...