Articles filed under Transportation
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Editorial: An important step toward cellphone safetyAug 20, 2013 5:00 am - On the safety checklist for Illinois roadways, Gov. Pat Quinn marked off an important item Friday. He signed legislation making it illegal, effective Jan. 1, for motori...
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Semitrailer crash shuts down lanes of Rt. 53 for hoursAug 19, 2013 1:27 pm - A semitrailer truck that overturned on Route 53 early Monday afternoon kept traffic down to one lane until about 4:30 p.m. Illinois State Police continue to investigate...
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Two crashes on I-90 near Busse Road slow trafficAug 19, 2013 8:57 am - Two minor crashes slowed traffic this morning on westbound I-90. The first took place at 8:22 a.m. near the Des Plaines Oasis and involved one car, Illinois State Police...
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Survey shows drivers ignore stopped school busesAug 19, 2013 5:15 am - On Wednesday, seven buses will line up in front of Whittier School in Wheaton waiting to give both seasoned fifth-graders and awe-struck first-graders a ride home after ...
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Long-awaited Route 59 construction begins Monday in NapervilleAug 18, 2013 9:00 am - It's likely to be a hurry-up-and-wait kind of commute for the next two years on a 3.5-mile segment of Route 59 in Naperville and Aurora, but officials say they're glad t...
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Editorial: The steady vanishing of Metra’s boardAug 18, 2013 5:00 am - Who in their right mind, a colleague wondered the other day, would want to serve on the Metra commuter rail board? The question was asked only partially in jest. There w...
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Work planned for Hart Road and Sunset Drive in Round LakeAug 17, 2013 8:02 am - Round Lake officials will submit final plans to the Illinois Department of Transportation on Monday for $8.5 million of road improvements to Hart Road and Sunset Drive, ...
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Metra embracing Ventra, promising no fare increasesAug 17, 2013 8:01 am - Metra could end up using the same company as the CTA and Pace to offer a universal fare system, administrators said Friday. The two agencies will roll out the Ventra far...
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I-94 reopened near Wisconsin line after crashAug 16, 2013 5:00 pm - All lanes of the Tri-State Tollway have reopened near the Wisconsin state line following a crash involving two semi-trucks and three cars, authorities said. The crash oc...
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Metra painting Hanover Park bridge SundayAug 16, 2013 2:21 pm - Metra will be finishing the painting of the Lake Street Bridge in Hanover Park this coming Sunday, Aug. 18. Work will begin at 7 a.m. and should be finished by 3:30 p.m....