Articles filed under Transportation
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Fairfield Road to one lane near Route 176Jul 31, 2013 4:09 pm - On Thursday, Aug. 1, weather permitting, traffic on Fairfield Road north of Route 176 will be reduced to one lane to install a new storm sewer crossing. The work will st...
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RTA board member steps down under cloudJul 31, 2013 2:21 pm - A Regional Transportation Authority director mired in legal trouble over a $91,000 state grant resigned Wednesday. The Rev. Tyrone Crider, senior pastor at Mount Calvary...
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Perfect airline boarding process remains elusiveJul 31, 2013 9:45 am - DALLAS — Getting people on and off an airplane quickly is so complicated that even an astrophysicist couldn't figure it out. The astrophysicist, Jason Steffen of the Uni...
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Another resignation from embattled Metra BoardJul 30, 2013 7:00 pm - The fallout over ex-Metra CEO Alex Clifford’s resignation continued this week, as the DuPage County appointee to the Metra board of directors resigned Tuesday, effective...
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Lake in the Hills Airport nets $500K federal grantJul 30, 2013 6:46 pm - The Lake in the Hills Airport, which is maintained by the village, recently was awarded nearly $500,000 in federal grant funding to buy land for a future half-mile acces...
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Naperville traffic study proposes improvements for GartnerJul 30, 2013 2:20 pm - Proposed improvements to a “difficult” intersection, upgrades to pedestrian crossings and efforts to reduce speeding all are part of the first report completed under Nap...
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Madigan investigation puts focus on 'toothless' ethics lawJul 30, 2013 2:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — An investigation into House Speaker Michael Madigan's role in the Metra scandal has renewed scrutiny of an ethics law deemed “toothless” by the legislature...
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Metra director says it’s time to vote on chairmanJul 30, 2013 10:21 am - One Metra director will put the chairmanship of Metra to a vote at the agency’s next meeting in August following revelations agency Chairman and Orland Park Trustee Brad...
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Car share programs save city $1 million+Jul 29, 2013 3:47 pm - Chicago officials say car sharing programs have saved the city $1 million a year. That includes the car rental and leasing programs Zipcar and FlexFleet. Mayor Rahm Em...
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Should Metra's chair go? Appointing officials weigh inJul 29, 2013 5:30 am - One good thing about Metra's implosion: Voters will be able to tell board directors loud and clear what they think of the costly separation agreement for ex-CEO Alex Cli...