Articles filed under Transportation
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Repair of water main break slow in Arlington Hts.Aug 11, 2014 1:00 am - A busy location and a midnight rainstorm stretched the repair time for a water main break at the intersection of Arlington Heights and Golf roads in Arlington Heights fr...
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Des Plaines to help pay for Metra station coffee shopAug 10, 2014 1:01 am - Des Plaines aldermen last week approved providing up to $15,000 to help fund construction of a coffee shop inside the city's downtown Metra station. The money, to be pro...
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Last segment of Washington Street to be widened next yearAug 08, 2014 11:00 pm - Drivers may be tired of roadwork, but Lake County already is thinking ahead with another big project expected to take two years to build. Actually dual projects to be do...
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State officials announce forum for Peotone airportAug 08, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois officials will host a forum in September for industry experts to help develop the planned airport in Chicago's South suburbs. Gov. Pat Quinn announced the foru...
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Emanuel wants action on oil train risks in ChicagoAug 08, 2014 1:01 am - Mayor Rahm Emanuel is emphasizing the dangers of moving crude oil and other hazardous materials through Chicago's rail network, saying hundreds of schools, parks and pla...
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Suburban motorcycle fatalities this summerAug 08, 2014 1:01 am - Sadly, this summer has seen its fair share of motorcycle fatalities in the suburbs or involving people from the suburbs. July 20: David Stoll of Fox Lake was killed afte...
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Metra restores full service this morning on BNSF lineAug 07, 2014 1:01 am - Metra riders whose rush-hour commute home imploded Thursday afternoon after two people were killed on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Line should only see minor delays ...
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Naperville girl killed in motorcycle crashAug 07, 2014 1:00 am - A 14-year-old Naperville girl was killed in a motorcycle crash on Interstate 55 while riding with her father, officials said. Ashley Wilson was riding with her 54-year-o...
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Lombard police begin campaign to enforce hands-free cellphone lawAug 06, 2014 5:30 am - Drivers who ignore the state's hands-free cellphone law may want to reconsider, especially if they travel through Lombard. Police last week launched their first monthlon...
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Car hits house in Streamwood, mother and toddler escape injuryAug 06, 2014 1:01 am - A Streamwood mother and her 2-year-old child escaped injury Wednesday morning when a car slammed into her house after being hit by another vehicle, officials said. Rafa...