Articles filed under Transportation
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DuPage leaders feud over transit panel, Metra pickSep 10, 2013 12:00 pm - DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin admonished a county board member Tuesday for canceling public transit committee meetings and not discussing several “pressing” is...
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Ex-DuPage County Board member Zediker confirmed for Metra boardSep 10, 2013 7:55 am - A former DuPage County Board member has been named the county’s next representative on the embattled Metra board. County board members on Tuesday confirmed John Zediker’...
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Metra board rebuilding enough to pick chairman, CEOSep 10, 2013 5:30 am - With the Chicago mayor's pick of former alderman Martin Oberman to serve as a Metra director, the board now is expected to have the magic number — eight — to pick a perm...
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Mundelein again backs Route 53 extension planSep 10, 2013 5:30 am - Only one trustee remains a holdout
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Using Ventra on CTA, Pace will get better, officials saySep 10, 2013 5:15 am - There are still some bumps in the road as Pace and the CTA move to Ventra, the new fare system that debuted Monday. The Daily Herald conducted a test run of Ventra and f...
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Caught in red-light merry-go-roundSep 10, 2013 5:00 am - If you live long enough you may incur what I call the “Mikado syndrome.” As in the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta it must be “a source of innocent merriment” to someone a...
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Cannon right to oppose Meacham Road wideningSep 10, 2013 5:00 am - We commend Rolling Meadows 1st Ward Alderman Mike Cannon for his stand against the mindless widening of Meacham Road between Algonquin Road and Emerson Drive. Alderman C...
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Tollway: Get ready for widening I-90 from Elgin to the KennedySep 09, 2013 1:06 pm - Drivers on the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) between the Elgin toll plaza and the Kennedy Expressway can expect lots of night life as the agency preps for the second part o...
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Ventra system available for Chicago-area commutersSep 09, 2013 8:00 am - Chicago Transit Authority and Pace commuters can officially use a new fare payment system. The Ventra system launched on Monday, letting commuters in the Chicago are...
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Emanuel to appoint new member of Metra boardSep 09, 2013 7:00 am - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he plans to appoint attorney and former independent alderman Martin Oberman to the Metra Board of Directors. Emanuel says in a news relea...