Articles filed under Transportation
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Suburban Skyview: Flying high over Lake County's latest traffic innovation: The roundaboutNov 04, 2023 5:00 am - The word roundabout has been in use since the mid 14th century and has had a few different definitions during that tenure: “by a circuitous route,” “on all sides, all ab...
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What to expect on the Kennedy Expressway this weekNov 04, 2023 1:00 am - Three new ramps will close on the inbound Kennedy Expressway Monday allowing crews to rehab pavement as part of a three-year, $150 million project. The ramps comprise No...
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Railroad work will close downtown Wheaton crossing for three daysNov 03, 2023 1:00 am - The Union Pacific Railroad crossing at Main Street in Wheaton will be closed to traffic next week to accommodate track repairs. The closure is set to begin Monday and la...
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$6.7M Lakeview Parkway widening wrapping up in Vernon HillsNov 03, 2023 1:00 am - A key road project in a busy area of Vernon Hills is wrapping up. Contractor Peter Baker & Sons laid the first course of new asphalt Friday on Route 60 with similar work...
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Uber and Lyft will pay $328 million to settle wage theft claims in New YorkNov 02, 2023 1:00 am - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Uber and Lyft will pay drivers in New York a combined $328 million to settle wage theft claims and have agreed to establish a minimum wage and paid s...
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State police report over 70 weather-related crashes after snowfallNov 01, 2023 1:00 am - Icy roads from Tuesday's early snowfall contributed to a slew of crashes including a fatal collision in the south suburbs, Illinois State Police reported Wednesday. Over...
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What you should know about the latest ramp closures, openings on Kennedy ExpresswayOct 31, 2023 1:00 am - Chicago area drivers can expect some new ramp contortions on the inbound Kennedy Expressway near downtown this week as a massive rehabilitation continues. For starters, ...
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Get your tickets for Metra's holiday trainsOct 31, 2023 1:00 am - It's a feat only Santa Claus could pull off. In 2022, Metra offered a holiday train on just one route - the Metra Electric Line. This year, Santa's commuting on five tra...
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How Metra is working harder to stop suicides on tracksOct 30, 2023 5:30 am - Interventions to save lives and prevent death by suicide on railway tracks increased substantially in 2023, Metra reports. Through mid-October, police and train crews tr...
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Tollway shifting to stickers in January, transponders will still workOct 26, 2023 1:00 am - The Illinois tollway will switch to a sticker system to collect tolls instead of transponders in January. At a Thursday meeting, officials explained the stickers would b...