Articles filed under Transportation
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Editorial: RTA needs serious focus on reform in 2014Dec 20, 2013 8:07 am - Another investigation, another scathing report. 2013 was marked by scandal at Metra, the region’s commuter rail agency, starting with the departure of CEO Alex Clifford...
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RTA names interim chief in wake of allegationsDec 18, 2013 5:00 pm - Regional Transportation Authority leaders say it's a new day with the appointment of senior planner Leanne Redden as acting executive director Wednesday, but questions a...
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IDOT website helps drivers:Dec 18, 2013 4:56 pm - The Illinois Department of Transportation’s Getting Around Illinois website provides the latest on winter driving conditions, ongoing road construction, traffic volumes ...
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Reopening of Golf/New Wilke intersection just days awayDec 18, 2013 12:56 pm - It could happen Thursday, Friday or Saturday — the reopening of the heavily traveled Golf Road/New Wilke Road intersection in Rolling Meadows. The intersection has been ...
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Delta: No voice calls on our planesDec 18, 2013 9:53 am - MINNEAPOLIS — Delta Air Lines won’t allow passengers to make voice calls from its planes. Right now, federal rules prohibit voice calls on planes. But the government is ...
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Report: Complaints of racial, sexist comments at RTA 'credible'Dec 18, 2013 4:30 am - An independent attorney's report details a “toxic” environment at the Regional Transportation Authority where off-color comments and salty language by two top administra...
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Public has two more chances to weigh in on Buffalo Grove road planDec 17, 2013 3:23 pm - Buffalo Grove residents impacted by the upcoming Weiland Road/Lake-Cook Road improvements will get two more chances to air their views before the village board votes to ...
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Public hearing in MundeleinDec 16, 2013 3:03 pm - The Mundelein village board will host a public hearing Monday regarding an $8 million restoration and widening of Hawley Street and the need for the town to forcibly acq...
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Severance agreements cost RTA $276,000 over three yearsDec 16, 2013 4:30 am - The controversial separation agreement given to former Metra CEO Alex Clifford was among the top local stories of the year, sparking a critical audit by the Regional Tra...
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State representative wants Boeing plant in DecaturDec 13, 2013 3:40 pm - SPRINGFIELD — An Illinois lawmaker is hoping Boeing Co. builds a new manufacturing plant in Decatur, about 180 miles southwest of its corporate headquarters in Chicago. ...