Articles filed under Transportation
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Maine Twp. road repairs comingSep 13, 2013 12:35 pm - Roadway improvements in Maine Township are among the $13.6 million in Cook County projects being paid for by the state of Illinois to help energize the local economy, Go...
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Editorial: Glimmers of light for MetraSep 13, 2013 5:00 am - A summer of uncertainty for the Metra board of directors seems to be approaching an end, no doubt to the relief of those involved as well as to train riders and taxpayer...
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Battle lines drawn at RTA may have scuttled meetingSep 12, 2013 11:06 pm - Regional Transportation Authority administrators abruptly canceled a Friday meeting amid friction between board directors over the mission of the agency and funding for ...
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'Green' Metra lot has Glen Ellyn trustee seeing redSep 12, 2013 5:30 am - A new Glen Ellyn commuter parking lot will be the first village-owned lot with permeable pavers, an environmentally friendly feature meant to reduce stormwater runoff. T...
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Mulder will leave Metra when term ends in JuneSep 12, 2013 5:30 am - Former Arlington Heights Mayor Arlene Mulder says she will leave the embattled Metra board when her term ends next June. Mulder had been mentioned as a potential contend...
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Expect traffic delays near Rosemont starting ThursdaySep 11, 2013 4:00 pm - Motorists traveling to Rosemont hotels, restaurants, or the Allstate Arena can look forward to traffic snarls starting Thursday when the Illinois Department of Transport...
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Barbosa, DeWitte get nod on transit appointmentsSep 10, 2013 5:00 pm - A retired federal judge and a former mayor, both praised for their “trustworthiness” are now charged with representing Kane County's mass transit interests. Kane County ...
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Amtrak train from Chicago hits 18-wheelerSep 10, 2013 3:38 pm - TCHULA, Miss. — Amtrak’s City of New Orleans train hit an 18-wheeler in Mississippi on Tuesday morning, tearing through a trailer filled with corn and sending two people...
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DuPage leaders feud over transit panel, Metra pickSep 10, 2013 12:00 pm - DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin admonished a county board member Tuesday for canceling public transit committee meetings and not discussing several “pressing” is...
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Ex-DuPage County Board member Zediker confirmed for Metra boardSep 10, 2013 7:55 am - A former DuPage County Board member has been named the county’s next representative on the embattled Metra board. County board members on Tuesday confirmed John Zediker’...