Articles filed under Transportation
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'A huge relief for traffic': Barrington gets $48.5M grant to build Route 14 underpassOct 10, 2019 1:00 am - A game-changing underpass at Route 14 and the CN tracks is within Barrington's grasp after regional officials awarded the village $48.5 million in federal funds Thursday...
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Support building for ban on red-light camerasOct 09, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Bipartisan support appears to be building in the Illinois General Assembly for a statewide ban on red-light cameras. Those are devices that some municipali...
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What Metra's $2.5 billion capital plan means for youOct 08, 2019 1:00 am - A comfy resting spot, an on-time train and somewhere to keep warm in winter? For Metra riders with low expectations it might sound too good to be true, but agency leader...
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Lake County approves road projects in Lindenhurst, Barrington areasOct 08, 2019 1:00 am - Construction season is winding down, but Lake County officials are planning ahead by authorizing nearly $7 million for future road projects. The county board on Tuesday ...
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Buffalo Grove may lift traffic restrictions on Armstrong DriveOct 08, 2019 1:00 am - In anticipation of the widening of Lake-Cook Road through parts the village, Buffalo Grove plans to lift turning restrictions at Armstrong Drive and Lexington Drive for ...
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Hub Group awarded EPA excellence awardOct 08, 2019 1:00 am - OAK BROOK - Hub Group has been honored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the seventh time with a SmartWay Excellence Award. The award acknowledges the effo...
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In Transit: Senator under scrutiny by feds exerted muscle on tollway's contract with campaign donorOct 07, 2019 5:30 am - The state senator whose office was raided by FBI agents Sept. 24 pressured Illinois tollway officials in 2016 to award a contract to a campaign donor. Democratic Sen. Ma...
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An economic crisis in your teens can alter your behavior for life, economists findOct 06, 2019 6:10 am - The line wasn't supposed to dip downward like that. Americans' transit behavior changes slowly, if at all. But in chart after chart, economist Christopher Severen notice...
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New railway bridge in Elgin inaugurated by Duckworth, other officialsOct 03, 2019 1:00 am - A new 547-foot railway bridge that replaced an 1880s-era structure over the Fox River in Elgin was officially inaugurated Thursday. The completion of the bridge, which c...
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New Barker Avenue bridge in Rolling Meadows opening ThursdayOct 02, 2019 1:00 am - Rolling Meadows officials will mark the completion of the Barker Avenue bridge rehabilitation project during a ribbon cutting at 4:30 p.m. Thursday. The project included...