Articles filed under Transportation
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Towns along Route 120 teaming up to address congestionApr 21, 2017 1:00 am - Communities along Route 120 in central Lake County say the congestion faced by as many as 26,900 drivers every day must be addressed, regardless of whether a proposed Ro...
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Third track should reduce delays between Geneva, West Chicago for Metra UP West passengersApr 21, 2017 1:00 am - It's only 8 miles of track, but the lack of it affects thousands of commuters in the city and suburbs daily. Union Pacific Railroad and Metra broke ground on a project F...
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Metra BNSF trains running, extensive delays remain after pedestrian accidentApr 20, 2017 1:00 am - Inbound and outbound trains on Metra's Burlington Northern Santa Fe Line have returned to service after a pedestrian accident halted traffic in both directions Thursday ...
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Prosecutors: Man tried to set fire in Blue Line car in RosemontApr 20, 2017 1:00 am - A Chicago man who authorities say tried to set fire to a seat on a Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line car was ordered held on $500,000 bail Thursday. Six other passeng...
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Mount Prospect to study Central Road pedestrian crossingsApr 20, 2017 1:00 am - The Mount Prospect village board has agreed to spend up to $38,000 on a Central Road Pedestrian Crossing Study in the wake of controversy after 55-year-old Joni Beaudry ...
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Metra inching forward on new railcars and locomotivesApr 19, 2017 1:00 am - It's not quite 419 railcars and locomotives, but Metra commuters can expect comfier and more reliable rides on some trains in a few years after officials acted to buy ne...
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I-90 and Elmhurst Road interchange now set to open in JuneApr 19, 2017 1:00 am - It was supposed to be completed in 2016, then in late 2017, but now the much-awaited "diverging diamond" interchange at Elmhurst Road and the Jane Addams Tollway should ...
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Kimberly-Clark names Hub Group Carrier of the YearApr 19, 2017 1:00 am - OAK BROOK - Transportation management company Hub Group recently received the 2016 Carrier of the Year award from Kimberly-Clark. Kimberly-Clark's Carrier of the Year aw...
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Longmeadow Parkway construction stopped over endangered beesApr 18, 2017 1:00 am - A federal judge has temporarily halted construction on Kane County's Longmeadow Parkway project because of its potential harm to an endangered type of bumblebee. The Sto...
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What you need to know about 2017 roadwork in the suburbsApr 17, 2017 5:30 am - Find your inner happy place, suburban commuter. Road work season is banging on the car door. Fortunately, the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) reconstruction is almost complet...