Articles filed under Transportation
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NFL Draft Town means Chicago road closuresApr 26, 2016 1:00 am - As Chicago embraces its transformation into NFL Draft Town this week, here's the lowdown on road closures so those venturing into the city this week can avoid being blin...
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Kids can hop on Metra to mom or dad's job for free ThursdayApr 26, 2016 1:00 am - Metra is offering free rides to kids who tag along with their parents during Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day this Thursday. Children must be accompanied by a far...
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$22.7 million awarded in fatal I-294 crash caseApr 26, 2016 1:00 am - A $22.7 million judgment - believed to be the largest wrongful-death verdict in Cook County in the past decade - was awarded to the family of a 31-year-old Union man who...
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Get FAA involved in noise complaintsApr 25, 2016 5:00 am - Have you had enough yet, Elk Grove Village? Have you had enough of Chicago's one-sided, punitive choice of runways being used at O'Hare? Have you had enough of trying to...
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Sheriff: 17 kilograms of opium seized from passenger at O'HareApr 25, 2016 1:00 am - A Minnesota woman faces multiple felony charges after a large amount of drugs, including 17 kilograms of opium, was found in her luggage over the weekend at O'Hare Inter...
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Eastbound Lake Street to close in LibertyvilleApr 22, 2016 1:00 am - Lake Street from Milwaukee Avenue (Route 21) to Brainerd Avenue in downtown Libertyville will be closed to eastbound traffic from Monday, April 25, to Wednesday, April 2...
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A wider I-294? Solutions sought for central Tri-StateApr 21, 2016 1:00 am - Anyone who's crawled along the central Tri-State (I-294) near O'Hare Airport at 4 p.m. on a weekday knows the Illinois tollway's workhorse is flawed. But fixing the most...
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Motorcyclist severely injured in Bartlett crashApr 21, 2016 1:00 am - A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash Thursday afternoon that shut down the intersection of Bartlett Road and Route 59 for four hours, Bartlett police said. T...
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Route 59 Metra station improvements under way in AuroraApr 21, 2016 1:00 am - Work to ease congestion in and around the busiest of all 27 Metra stops on the BNSF line will last through the fall at Route 59 in Aurora. Ken Schroth, the city's direct...
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Tollway hugging trees, wants to plant 58,000Apr 21, 2016 1:00 am - The Illinois tollway plans to turf its ho-hum grassy landscapes with an influx of 58,000 trees. This year about 3,000 trees and 6,000 shrubs will be planted in an effort...