Articles filed under Transportation
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Moisture, heat a recipe for buckling roads in the suburbsJul 06, 2012 5:30 am - There have been a handful of reports of roads buckling in the suburbs over the past few days, and with consistently high temperatures and scattered rain, it is likely th...
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Libertyville seeks delay in Milwaukee Avenue projectJul 06, 2012 5:30 am - What was to have been a disruptive $23 million project to widen Milwaukee Avenue at and north of Route 137 in Libertyville has not been as bad as advertised, mainly beca...
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Glenview couple identified as train wreck victimsJul 05, 2012 2:00 pm - A Glenview couple was killed in Wednesday afternoon's train derailment in which a bridge collapsed onto Shermer Road in Glenview, according to a law firm representing th...
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Low bids means increased road repairs in BartlettJul 05, 2012 10:11 am - Low bids on the first portion of a villagewide road project in Bartlett will allow the village to fix 15 to 20 more miles of road than originally planned. Public works ...
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C&NW Heritage Train in Arlington Hts. this weekendJul 05, 2012 8:11 am - Here’s your chance to get up close and personal with one of the Union Pacific’s biggest engines. From noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 7-8, the Chicago & North W...
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Butterfly art project colors Northwest suburbs this summerJul 05, 2012 8:00 am - Mount Prospect, Des Plaines and Park Ridge have gotten a bit more colorful recently. Rainbow Hospice, which is based in Mount Prospect and has connections to all three ...
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Tollway coordinates with other agenciesJul 05, 2012 5:00 am - Recently, Sleepy Hollow resident Raymond Bellock expressed his dismay in a letter to the editor that the Illinois Tollway is including transit as an element of plans for...
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Peterson Road to close in LibertyvilleJul 04, 2012 6:15 pm - The Canadian National Railroad crossing on Peterson Road just west of Route 45 in Libertyville will be closed for about a week beginning at 7 a.m. Tuesday, July 10. The ...
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Vacationers hit the road without a hit to the walletJul 03, 2012 11:00 pm - Wanderlust is back again, thanks to some relief at the pump. Travel is spiking this July 4th with 42.3 million people taking a trip 50 miles or more from home during the...
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Elgin engineer operates his last train after 42 yearsJul 03, 2012 11:00 pm - Train 2231 pulled into the Elgin Depot Tuesday night just after 6 p.m., setting off a handful of small dynamite “torpedoes,” adding loud bangs to the sounds of its own w...