Articles filed under Transportation
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More construction on Route 20 in Elgin expected to begin MondayMar 13, 2025 9:13 am - Drivers on U.S. Route 20 in Elgin will have another construction project to contend with starting Monday.
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All aboard the M1? Metra considers renaming train linesMar 12, 2025 2:35 pm - Metra offers a survey for riders to help determine if they should rebrand train lines or stick to the status quo.
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Police: Man shot outside O’Hare during altercationMar 12, 2025 8:42 am - A 25-year-old man suffered two gunshot wounds to his lower body during an altercation involving several people outside O’Hare International Airport early Wednesday, Chicago police said.
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Not so magically delicious: Kennedy Expressway fix returns on St. Pat’s Day, outbound lanes the focusMar 11, 2025 7:15 pm - The final leg of Kennedy work on the outbound lanes begins Monday. Project costs now estimated at $169 million.
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‘Silos’ and ‘steamrollers’: Rival plans to save Metra, Pace and the CTA go under the microscopeMar 11, 2025 6:47 pm - Illinois state senators put rival plans to rescue transit in the Chicago region under the microscope Tuesday.
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Metra ‘owes an explanation’: Documents show ‘allegation chart’ and ‘discrimination section’ in secret police probeMar 09, 2025 9:00 pm - State senator wants Metra outside consultants’ report released. “If you’re going to hide it, it just lets it fester.“
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Metra asks feds for relief in feud with Union Pacific over ‘unreasonable’ costs to run trains on tracksMar 07, 2025 7:34 pm - Union Pacific, Metra impasse gets real with predictions of a commuter shutdown in July.
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Where’s the beef at O’Hare, plus a Spirit Airlines check-in switcherooMar 03, 2025 8:07 pm - O'Hare opens new Butcher & the Burger eatery in Terminal 5, while Spirit Airlines check-ins shift to a new location.
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‘The right stuff and more’: What happened in near miss at Midway AirportMar 02, 2025 8:00 pm - “Two pilots in a matter of less than seconds had to make a decision that saved lives and they did it.” Experts weigh in on the near collision last week at Midway.
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FAA and NTSB probing close call at Midway involving Southwest plane and business jetFeb 25, 2025 6:11 pm - A business jet was taxiing on Midway runway “without authorization.” Runway incursions dropped in 2024, FAA says.