Articles filed under Transportation
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Did your train time change? Metra's adjusting some schedulesAug 26, 2019 1:00 am - So many riders piled onto BNSF and Union Pacific Northwest trains Metra added this summer, the railroad will continue the pilot program this fall. That's just one of mul...
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Schaumburg considers ending ban on motorized sidewalk scooters, skateboardsAug 26, 2019 1:00 am - Schaumburg officials Tuesday will consider ending the village's ban on motorized skateboards and sidewalk scooters, which has been in effect for most of the 21st century...
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Pedestrian struck, killed by train in Des PlainesAug 25, 2019 1:00 am - A pedestrian was struck and killed in Des Plaines Sunday morning by an inbound Metra train, officials said. Des Plaines fire officials said the person was hit at 9:50 a....
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North Avenue to close Monday in Antioch for rail crosing repairsAug 22, 2019 1:00 am - The Canadian National Railroad crossing on North Avenue in Antioch will be closed for emergency repairs beginning at 6 a.m. Monday, Aug. 26. The crossing is scheduled t...
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Red-light camera returns to Wauconda intersectionAug 22, 2019 1:00 am - Red-light camera gear has been reinstalled at a busy Wauconda intersection, eight years after being removed because of a road-widening project. The camera went up earlie...
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Lake County gets top bond ratingAug 20, 2019 1:00 am - Lake County again has been awarded AAA bond ratings, the highest possible, by credit rating agencies Standard & Poor's Financial Services and Moody's Investors Service. ...
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Open house-style meeting on state project in Gurnee scheduled for TuesdayAug 16, 2019 1:00 am - The Lake County Division of Transportation is hosting a public hearing to discuss a road project at Stearns School Road and US 41 in Gurnee. Those interested in learning...
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Crash closes Busse Road in Elk Grove VillageAug 16, 2019 1:00 am - Southbound Busse Road is closed between Oakton Street and Howard Street after a crash involving a car and a semi, Sigalert is reporting. The crash led to a fuel spill. ...
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7,000 people in Midwest test drive electric vehicles as part of 7-state projectAug 14, 2019 11:00 pm - Over the past three years, nearly 175,000 people have participated in the American Lung Association's Midwest EVOLVE project, a seven-state program to promote the perfor...
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Fremont Center Road near Mundelein shut down until MondayAug 14, 2019 1:00 am - Lake County Department of Transportation work has shut down about two miles of Fremont Center Road from Erhart Road to Gilmer Road in Fremont Township near Mundelein. Cr...