Articles filed under Transportation
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Tax on mileage could prevent gas tax increaseApr 13, 2016 1:00 am - A proposal that would use devices to track drivers and tax them by the mile could be the alternative to a 30-cent per gallon increase in the gas tax and 50 percent hike ...
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Editorial: Per-mile tax not so bad, with changesApr 12, 2016 11:00 pm - Say you bought a fuel-efficient car, cut your gasoline consumption and are reaping the benefits - including paying less in gas taxes. A proposal to change how drivers ar...
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Metra train kills pedestrian in Hanover ParkApr 12, 2016 1:00 am - Metra officials and the Cook County medical examiner are investigating after an inbound train fatally struck a male pedestrian near the Hanover Park station Tuesday morn...
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What's your roadwork safety IQ? Take our testApr 12, 2016 1:00 am - Despite a relatively mild winter, the number of people dying in crashes in Illinois this year rose by 37 percent as of Tuesday, one reason state authorities urged driver...
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Pyke: Are dangerous merges to blame for more I-90 crashes?Apr 11, 2016 5:30 am - With seconds to merge into traffic you can't see, the Arlington Heights Road interchange with westbound I-90 is a heart-stopping, adrenaline-pumping thrill-ride no one w...
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Why Chicago Cubs fans shouldn't drive to home opener at WrigleyApr 11, 2016 5:00 am - If there was ever a time for people in the suburbs to heed the advice of a Chicago alderman, this is it. With new construction in Wrigleyville and new security measures ...
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Crash temporarily delays trains in Des PlainesApr 11, 2016 1:00 am - A two-car crash near the railroad tracks in downtown Des Plaines stopped train travel in both directions for a short time Monday afternoon, officials said. One of the ve...
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Editorial: During construction, tollway designers, drivers both must do more to assure safetyApr 10, 2016 11:00 pm - Even in the best of conditions, suburban expressways are dangerous places. Any roadways on which vehicles measured by the ton hurtle along at speeds of 50 to 70 mph are ...
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Buffalo Grove residents fed up with Stevenson High trafficApr 08, 2016 11:00 pm - Complaints from some Buffalo Grove residents have prompted Stevenson High School officials to ask students and parents not to drive through nearby neighborhoods to avoid...
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From farm fields to gravel to asphalt: The evolution of Randall RoadApr 08, 2016 5:00 am - Michael Magiera was interested enough in one of my column items about how Randall Road has changed over the years to do some extra research about our busy thoroughfare a...