Articles filed under Transportation
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New law aims to provide jet noise reliefJul 30, 2015 1:00 am - A new state law aims to reduce O'Hare airplane noise with a dual approach of seeking more funding for soundproofing and allowing two diagonal runways to remain open. Gov...
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Lolla fans can avoid traffic-palooza with public transitJul 30, 2015 1:00 am - Whether it's Florence + the Machine, The Lonely Biscuits, or Metallica that floats your boat, suburban rock fans are advised to take public transit to Lollapalooza. ...
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Southbound lanes re-open on I-294 near HinsdaleJul 29, 2015 1:00 am - The two southbound lanes on I-294 near Hinsdale that closed when a semi-truck caught fire earlier this evening have reopened, according to a news release from Illinois S...
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Will Persian-Gulf subsidies cost U.S. jobs?Jul 28, 2015 1:00 am - Subsidies to foreign airlines from governments in the Persian Gulf could cost more than 25,000 jobs in the Chicago area, a coalition of U.S. airlines, pilots and flight ...
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Truck parking lot proposed in Prospect HeightsJul 28, 2015 1:00 am - Prospect Heights-based Stery Trucking hopes to purchase 10.5 acres of vacant land owned by the city and create a new business, Quality Trucking, that will provide a park...
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Milwaukee Avenue resurfacing heading to home stretchJul 27, 2015 1:00 am - Months of aggravating roadwork along Milwaukee Avenue from downtown Libertyville south through Lake County appears to be in the home stretch, but it won't be soon enough...
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Why once-closed Grayslake street has reopened to trafficJul 26, 2015 2:30 pm - With Grayslake engulfed by road construction, the village has decided to offer drivers some relief by opening a street long blocked by a gate in a residential neighborho...
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Three new I-290, Elgin-O'Hare ramps opening by Monday's morning commuteJul 24, 2015 1:00 am - Transportation officials on Friday celebrated what's expected to be the first of many steps to fully connect the Western suburbs to O'Hare International Airport. Governm...
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Train crash victim identified as 30-year-old Des Plaines manJul 24, 2015 1:00 am - The person struck and killed by a Metra train Thursday night in unincorporated Maine Township was identified Friday as a 30-year-old Des Plaines man, officials said. An ...
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New Elgin-O'Hare ramps opening this weekendJul 23, 2015 1:00 am - State and local transportation officials will be opening three much-anticipated ramps connecting Route 53 (westbound I-290) to Route 390 this weekend after a ribbon-cutt...