Articles filed under Transportation
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Metra may keep $100 Super Saver pass as board balks at return to zoned systemOct 12, 2022 1:00 am - Metra could retain a popular, pandemic-inspired $100 unlimited travel monthly pass for the foreseeable future after board directors rebuffed reverting to a zoned system ...
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Illinois ranks 4th nationally in animal-vehicle crashes. Here's how you can avoid a deer disaster.Oct 11, 2022 5:20 am - With Illinois among the states leading the nation when it comes to vehicle vs. animal roadway collisions, and with deer activity hitting its peak now, law enforcement re...
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Closure of Round Lake Beach road delayed until ThursdayOct 11, 2022 1:00 am - Due to a supply chain issue, the planned closure of Cedar Lake Road north of Rollins Road in Round Lake Beach has been delayed from Tuesday to 5 a.m. Thursday, Lake Coun...
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It's opening: A milestone for the Tri-State, a wider Mile Long Bridge for driversOct 11, 2022 1:00 am - Spanning two railroads and three waterways, it's not surprising the new southbound Mile Long Bridge on the Tri-State took 34,000 cubic yards of concrete, 52 steel beams ...
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Lombard man killed by Metra train in ElmhurstOct 11, 2022 1:00 am - A Lombard man died after being struck by a Metra train Monday afternoon in Elmhurst, the Elmhurst Police Department said Tuesday. Rashad Oliver, 31, was found dead by p...
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Advocates urge planning agency to empower cyclists, pedestrians with its priority projectsOct 11, 2022 1:00 am - The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning's current list of priority projects focuses on improving roads and highways to the detriment of cyclists and pedestrians, an...
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Route 53 extension, tolls among ideas to stop drivers from being sacked if Bears moveOct 10, 2022 5:30 am - Just in time for Halloween, ghoulish visions of traffic mayhem on highways and roads leading to a Chicago Bears stadium at Arlington Park are rising. "I can tell you tha...
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Suburban Skyview: Unusual maintenance-of-way equipment works on railroadOct 08, 2022 1:00 am - An unusual consist of railroad equipment recently passed through Shermer, an important junction of Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific freight lines on the border of Glen...
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Elgin developments would double traffic near Otter Creek Elementary SchoolOct 07, 2022 5:15 am - The second of two Elgin residential development projects that would double the traffic on the southwest side's Hopps Road faced opposition this week from longtime reside...
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The next of the big moves at O'Hare: Delta about to shift to Terminal 5Oct 06, 2022 5:00 am - Delta Air Lines planes will pack their bags next week for a short trip with major implications for O'Hare International Airport. The carrier is relocating from O'Hare's ...