Articles filed under Transportation
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Battery dream team will spark innovations in cars, gridJan 07, 2013 4:00 am - Imagine an electric car that costs less than $40,000 and runs on a battery which doesn't fill half the vehicle. Imagine a battery with the capacity to store wind and sol...
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New section of Cedar Lake Road open:Jan 04, 2013 4:24 pm - A new segment of Cedar Lake Road has opened to traffic between Route 120 and Town Line Road in the Round Lake area. This new three-quarter mile section connects with exi...
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Illinois tollway revenue up in 2012, despite boycott threatsJan 04, 2013 1:24 pm - They swore to boycott the Illinois tollway after rates spiked in 2012, but everything from bad weather to kamikaze deer to sheer convenience kept many drivers on toll ro...
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Pace settles lawsuit in Geneva man injured on busJan 04, 2013 12:28 pm - Pace bus service has settled a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by Geneva Township Assessor Denise LaCure, who argued that her husband’s wheelchair broke free from a bus bra...
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$275 million more for Illinos roads this yearJan 01, 2013 6:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois could have $275 million more for road and bridge projects this year if lawmakers approve a Department of Transportation funding plan, according to...
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Oswego family back home after mom delivers baby along Reagan TollwayJan 01, 2013 4:30 am - Megan Martinez knew time was critical when she woke around 7:30 a.m. Friday and realized she was in labor with her second child. What the 28-year-old Oswego woman never ...
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Ride the CTA for a penny tonightDec 31, 2012 5:19 pm - The Chicago Transit Authority reminds partygoers that rides on CTA trains and buses will cost one penny during the hours surrounding the arrival of 2013. The CTA says t...
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Some things to watch in Lake County in 2013Dec 31, 2012 6:00 am - Road construction, high-profile criminal trials, a major business departure and local politics will be among the stories to watch for in 2013 in Lake County. Graded “F” ...
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Planes, trains and automobiles: A look at 2013Dec 30, 2012 10:00 pm - Today we will journey — to the future! Sort of. Four experts have lent their visionary powers to this column to forecast the major transportation stories of 2013. But f...
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Lake Zurich to use $522,000 from CN on noise wallDec 30, 2012 12:51 pm - Lake Zurich will construct a noise wall to protect some homeowners, using more than $500,000 received from Canadian National Railway through a legal settlement. CN provi...