Articles filed under Transportation
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Governor signs bill requiring public notice of tollway contractsAug 14, 2018 1:00 am - A new law requires the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority to publicize information about contracts over $100,000 at least two business days before tollway board meet...
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Drunks on your train? Here's what Metra can do about itAug 12, 2018 1:00 am - Whether it's tipsy teens headed to Lollapalooza or surly drunks on St. Patrick's Day, many Metra passengers will find themselves riding in unofficial bar cars from time ...
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6 injured, 2 vehicles in flames after I-88 crash near NapervilleAug 11, 2018 1:00 am - Six people were injured in a three-vehicle crash on I-88 Saturday near Naperville that also left two of the cars engulfed in flames, officials said. None of the injurie...
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New transit center on I-90 links commuters to Pace express serviceAug 10, 2018 1:00 am - Updated Aug. 11 to reflect that the transit center opens Monday; Friday's event was a press preview Commuters have a new option for getting from the Northwest subur...
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Priest celebrates crash survival at Des Plaines MassAug 10, 2018 1:00 am - The Des Plaines priest who survived with 102 other people when a commercial jetliner crashed July 31 in a field near the airport in Durango, Mexico, will celebrate his f...
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Lombard plans to upgrade traffic signals at 11 intersectionsAug 08, 2018 11:00 pm - Lombard plans to upgrade traffic signals at 11 intersections this fall as part of its traffic signal modernization program. Work is scheduled to begin Monday, Aug. 13, a...
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North Avenue lanes closed at I-294 near ElmhurstAug 08, 2018 1:00 am - Two lanes of eastbound North Avenue have been closed at I-294 in Elmhurst and Northlake for emergency pavement repairs related to ongoing tollway construction in the are...
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With bridge repair done, Quentin Road stretch reopens in PalatineAug 07, 2018 1:00 am - A bridge repair has been completed much faster than projected and traffic is moving again in both directions along a busy stretch of Quentin Road in Palatine. Drivers as...
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Repairs of Wheaton's fire-damaged Metra station moving forwardAug 07, 2018 1:00 am - Wheaton's insurance carrier has approved a contractor's bid to repair the downtown Metra station roughly nine months after an accidental fire heavily damaged the buildin...
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Railway gridlock fix should equal better service for Metra ridersAug 06, 2018 5:30 am - How will railroad bridges and new tracks in Chicago get Naperville and Lisle riders on Metra's BNSF Line to work and home faster? By removing 9,600 passengers and 30 tra...