Articles filed under Transportation
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O'Hare breaks ground on nine-story parking structureMay 22, 2015 1:00 am - Construction is starting on a massive parking structure at O'Hare International Airport that will consolidate car rentals and offer changes for economy parkers. The city...
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Tollway looking for consensus on Tri-State fixMay 21, 2015 1:00 am - Five lanes? Wider shoulders? Express lanes? As they eye improvements on the central Tri-State (I-294), Illinois tollway planners are seeking ideas from nearby communiti...
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Bartlett settles on plan to widen Rt. 59, Stearns RoadMay 20, 2015 5:30 am - The Bartlett village board Tuesday night narrowly selected a design to widen Route 59 and Stearns Road. Trustees had their pick of three possible options, each calling f...
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Avoid rush hour and get to the airport early this holidayMay 20, 2015 1:00 am - Friday is B-Day, as in busy, at O'Hare and Midway International Airports as Americans mark the unofficial start of summer with the Memorial Day holiday. Air travel is ti...
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Drivers keep on truckin' despite toll hikeMay 20, 2015 1:00 am - A lot of truckers are still using toll roads despite a rate hike that went into effect Jan. 1. At a finance committee meeting Wednesday, tollway financial staffers rep...
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Palatine driver charged after Inverness hit-and-runMay 19, 2015 1:00 am - Inverness police have charged a Palatine woman with leaving the scene of a property damage accident and improper lane use after a hit-and-run collision Monday afternoon ...
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Geneva asks lawmakers for help changing IDOT's Route 31 planMay 19, 2015 1:00 am - Geneva officials are asking local legislators to help them convince state authorities to change the plan for cutting Route 31 down to three lanes through part of town. T...
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Kane Co. vote reaffirms support for Longmeadow ParkwayMay 19, 2015 1:00 am - Despite recent - and vocal - opposition to the Longmeadow Parkway project, opponents were silent Tuesday as a Kane County committee took a unanimous vote in support of t...
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Which driving behavior leads to the most road rage?May 18, 2015 5:30 am - Just a typical commute. Inching along I-355 on automatic pilot, and then, it happens. Mr. Speedy cuts right in front, and your rush-hour inertia morphs into fist-shaking...
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Route 31 lane reduction back for more talk in GenevaMay 16, 2015 7:30 am - If Geneva wants to put Route 31 on a "road diet" - reducing it from four lanes to three - it is going to have to do so farther south than city officials had hoped. Accor...