Articles filed under Transportation
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Bill banning ticket quotas heads to governorMay 22, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Legislation banning police departments from issuing quotas on tickets is now waiting for the governor's signature. The (Springfield) State Journal-Registe...
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RTA invests $5 million for adsMay 21, 2014 1:01 am - RTA board directors are betting that a $5 million ad campaign will put more riders on buses and trains. Officials voted Wednesday to hire Downtown Partners Communication...
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Tollway advises Lake County to ante up for Route 53May 21, 2014 1:01 am - Building a road unlike any other Illinois toll road and more expensive than its counterparts will require Lake County to pay its "fair share," several Illinois tollway l...
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Attorney: Red-light cameras "nakedly" unconstitutionalMay 21, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Attorneys for drivers who got red-light tickets in Chicago told the Illinois Supreme Court today the state law that allows for the traffic cameras in the s...
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Barrington Rd, closures rescheduledMay 21, 2014 1:01 am - Lane closures on the Barrington Road bridge over the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway in Hoffman Estates have been rescheduled to occur from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, May 2...
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Road work, technology a priority for Lake County transportation officialsMay 20, 2014 11:00 pm - Lake County officials recently held a news conference at Rollins Road and Route 83 in Round Lake Beach, the county's largest transportation improvement to date, to kicko...
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Longer runway at Chicago Executive Airport to be studiedMay 20, 2014 5:00 am - The Chicago Executive Airport board will sponsor a study on expanding by creating a 7,000-foot runway with the help of Charlie Priester, whose family once owned the airp...
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Lane closures on Barrington Road bridgeMay 20, 2014 1:01 am - The left lane in both the northbound and southbound directions on the Barrington Road bridge over the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway in Hoffman Estates will be closed over...
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Route 173 to close for track work:May 20, 2014 1:01 am - Weather permitting, Route 173 in the Richmond area will close for nearly a week, beginning June 2, for reconstruction of the Wisconsin & Souther Railroad Company at grad...
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Readers sound off on tolls, pets on planes and moreMay 19, 2014 5:00 am - Pets on planes. Tolls on freeways. Conflicts of interest. Readers flooded my inbox with outraged, humorous and pointed comments about the above issues, which is why I'm ...