Articles filed under Transportation
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It's go time for Rt. 47 interchange construction workJun 13, 2012 4:00 pm - Construction crews start preparations Thursday on a $69 million Route 47 interchange project that will open the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) to the west for Huntley area r...
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CTA makes a deal with GrouponJun 13, 2012 3:49 pm - Chicago’s transit agency will receive nearly $2 million in upfront cash from Groupon in a deal announced Wednesday to offer three-day passes on the daily bargain website...
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Satisfaction doesn’t come cheap for transit ridersJun 11, 2012 1:41 pm - A majority of transit riders are satisfied with Metra, Pace and CTA service, according to a survey that cost about $435,000 and took three years to generate. More than ...
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Police ID man hit by train in GenevaJun 11, 2012 12:46 pm - Geneva police have identified the man who was struck and killed by a freight train Saturday morning as Patrick M. Flynn, 40, of the 500 block of Linden Court, Geneva. Bu...
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RTA needs to refine its focusJun 11, 2012 5:00 am - The Regional Transportation Authority recently suggested that CTA, Metra and Pace work more closely to consolidate services and save money. Your newspaper rightly report...
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Transportation poetry slam: Take a minute so someone can win itJun 10, 2012 11:00 pm - Inside every driver who loves to get behind the wheel is a poet waiting to get out. And that's what I'm here for. Multiple readers channeled their inner Shakespeare to ...
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Metra compensation study sparks questionsJun 08, 2012 1:56 pm - While a lengthy PowerPoint on an employee classification and compensation study might lull some officials into a slight doze, a presentation Friday by Metra had the oppo...
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NATO summit over but effects still felt at MetraJun 08, 2012 1:55 pm - There’s no way to recoup the $800,000 in lost revenues and expenses the NATO summit cost Metra, officials said Friday. The two-day gathering brought world leaders and pr...
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Coffee shop coming to Mt. Prospect train stationJun 08, 2012 12:00 pm - Commuters using Mount Prospect's downtown Metra station will soon again be getting their morning coffee jolt. This week, the village board gave its approval to a lease w...
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Pace joins CTA in universal fare systemJun 07, 2012 11:00 pm - Commuters who use both Pace and CTA know what a pain it can be to deal with separate fare systems. But a new deal between the agencies will not only provide an uninterru...