Articles filed under Transportation
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Distributing overnight noise from O'Hare a tall orderOct 20, 2015 5:30 am - Officials tasked with crafting a rotation system to evenly distribute noisy overnight O'Hare flights left their first meeting with added reasons why finding consensus wi...
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Route 53 extension opponents hosting informational meeting in Long GroveOct 19, 2015 1:00 am - The extension of Route 53 through Long Grove and a larger portion of Lake County seems imminent, One Long Grove organizer Marcia Marshall says. So the organization dedi...
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Schaumburg brush fire damages tollway cablesOct 19, 2015 1:00 am - A brush fire along an approximately 400-foot section of the eastbound Jane Addams Memorial Tollway east of Meacham Road in Schaumburg caused an estimated $50,000 damage ...
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Fire at Grayslake business on Route 83 under investigationOct 19, 2015 1:00 am - Grayslake Fire Protection District officials are investigating a blaze that erupted Monday at a business on Route 83. Crews were summoned to the fire about 2:30 p.m. at ...
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Elk Grove adding village signs over tollwayOct 18, 2015 1:00 am - Drivers on Interstate 90 will know when they're entering Elk Grove Village - because signs on three Illinois Tollway bridges will tell them so. The village board and tol...
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Alderman vows to keep Pace out of former Salvation Army property in Des PlainesOct 16, 2015 1:00 am - Pace Suburban Bus is making an offer to buy the Salvation Army property in Des Plaines, but the likelihood of bus noise and fumes in neighboring backyards has residents ...
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Union Station renovation plans to be announced todayOct 16, 2015 12:00 am - Amtrak is promising improvements to Union Station that should appeal to both commuters tired of being overcrowded and architecture fans. Officials from the railroad, Met...
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Mundelein officials weighing possible tax increase for roadsOct 15, 2015 1:00 am - Mundelein officials want to double the money they spend on road repairs annually, but they're not sure how to raise the cash. A property tax increase, a sales-tax increa...
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Some suburbanites say new O'Hare runway 'nothing to celebrate'Oct 15, 2015 1:00 am - Neighborhoods surrounding O'Hare International Airport that have been rattled by jet noise are bracing themselves after the opening of Chicago's latest parallel runway T...
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Metra eyes fare hike averaging 2 percentOct 15, 2015 1:00 am - Metra riders could face fare hikes ranging from 25 cents for a single ticket to $1.75 for a 10-ride pass to $2.50 for a monthly pass in February 2016. Agency leaders int...