Articles filed under Transportation
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Will Metra prices go up again?Oct 12, 2012 11:28 am - After weathering fare hikes of up to 30 percent to pay for operating costs in February, Metra riders might be hit with an increase again. This time, the jump could range...
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Move to pick suburban Metra chair failsOct 12, 2012 9:41 am - Despite behind-the-scenes political intrigue, Metra’s leadership remained the same Friday. A vote in favor of picking Metra Director Brad O’Halloran of Orland Park as ch...
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Man in critical condition after head-on Bartlett crashOct 11, 2012 10:26 pm - One person remains in critical condition at an Elgin hospital after a Thursday morning crash in Bartlett in which a car was hit head-on by a van. The crash happened arou...
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Experts say rail crossing safety costly but crucialOct 11, 2012 12:00 pm - Saving someone’s life at a railway crossing could be as easy as adding more gates. But making crossings in Illinois less hazardous is costly, experts said Thursday at a ...
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Elk Grove High shows off renovations, soundproofingOct 10, 2012 7:05 pm - Students and staff members helped show off the newly renovated and soundproofed Elk Grove High School on Wednesday afternoon, the end result of years of effort and milli...
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Emergency declaration fizzles at RTAOct 10, 2012 3:18 pm - Regional Transportation Authority board directors didn’t buy arguments that empty desks in the auditing and IT departments justified emergency spending Wednesday. The bo...
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City-suburbs transit turf spat resolved — for nowOct 09, 2012 3:22 pm - A transit impasse that pitted the suburbs against the city appears resolved for now. Regional Transportation Authority leaders approved a compromise funding plan for the...
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Lake County Board candidates tackle transportationOct 09, 2012 10:28 am - Sound walls, wider roads and consistent speed limits are just a few of the transportation ideas proposed by the candidates running for the Lake County Board’s 19th Distr...
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County engineer appointment official:Oct 08, 2012 4:09 pm - The appointment of Paula Trigg as Lake County’s county engineer/director of transportation is official. Trigg, who has worked at the Lake County Division of Transportati...
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Funding feud could lead to transit 'Armageddon,' RTA chief saysOct 07, 2012 11:00 pm - I have that déjà vu feeling. A special meeting of the Regional Transportation Authority's been called to vote on funding for the 2013 budget. This time, the meeting fall...