Articles filed under Transportation
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River Road to reopen:Feb 04, 2015 12:00 am - The Lake County Division of Transportation is scheduled to reopen River Road at Roberts Road in Lake Barrington on Thursday, Feb. 5. The road should be open by midmornin...
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Red light cameras to return to West Dundee intersectionFeb 04, 2015 12:00 am - Big Brother will return to the corner of routes 72 and 31 when the snow melts. The red light cameras that sat upon the poles at one of Kane County's busiest intersection...
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South Elgin kills taxi regs rather than add ride-share rulesFeb 03, 2015 4:30 am - Rather than tackling the thorny issue of how to regulate the ride-share industry, the village of South Elgin decided instead to do away with taxi regulations. The South ...
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IDOT hired 1,765 after Rauner asked for freezeFeb 03, 2015 12:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner's request for a hiring freeze fizzled at the Illinois Department of Transportation, where 1,765 workers were added following his Nov. 4 election. About...
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Plane with seven sick passengers returns to O'HareFeb 03, 2015 12:00 am - A flight from Chicago to Denver returned to O'Hare International Airport after experiencing issues with cabin pressurization and ill passengers Tuesday morning. United A...
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Pyke: Readers ask about snow scofflaws, hitting 70 mph on tollwayFeb 02, 2015 4:30 am - You do the right thing. Wielding that brush, extremities freezing, you painstakingly and painfully clear the accumulated snow off your car so nothing is obstructing the ...
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Accident closes Tri-state, Kennedy Expressway lanes closedFeb 02, 2015 12:00 am - A truck rollover closed lanes on the southbound Tri-State Tollway near 95th Street and IDOT closed the express lanes on the Kennedy Expressway for snow removal midmornin...
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Metra fare hike-delay combo packs blizzard-sized punchFeb 02, 2015 12:00 am - The blizzard of 2015 is history, but the snow it dumped on the area isn't, which is why Metra riders should brace for possible delays Tuesday, officials advised. "Even t...
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Balloonists land safely in MexicoJan 31, 2015 12:00 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Two pilots in a helium-filled balloon landed safely off the coast of Mexico early Saturday after an audacious, nearly 7,000-mile-long trip across the...
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You're raising my fares! What do I get back? Metra riders askJan 30, 2015 4:30 am - If I'm paying $21 more a month for Metra, could I at least count on a heated train car? And could it be on time? Those are the points Metra riders made to the Daily Hera...