Articles filed under Transportation
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Data show motorcyclists driving drunk in IllinoisAug 02, 2013 3:36 pm - SPRINGFIELD — About a third of the motorcyclists killed in Illinois crashes last year were drunk, said those behind a new statewide traffic safety campaign aimed at impr...
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Metra claims report clears its name but keeps it secretAug 02, 2013 5:15 am - Former Metra Chairman Brad O'Halloran repeatedly testified an “investigation” by a former federal prosecutor found “nothing” regarding allegations he and another officia...
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Construction delays expected along Route 22Aug 02, 2013 2:43 am - The Illinois Department of Transportation beginning Monday will begin repaving and patching state Route 22 from U.S. Route 14 to U.S. Route 12, in the villages of Fox Ri...
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O'Halloran resigns; now who will take charge of Metra?Aug 01, 2013 5:15 pm - After weeks of a worsening scandal, Metra Board Chairman Brad O'Halloran has resigned, blaming his downfall largely on former CEO Alex Clifford and on “a media and polit...
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Cronin not rushing to fill Metra vacancyAug 01, 2013 5:30 am - DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin says he’s in no hurry to appoint a new county representative to the Metra board of directors. He said he would prefer to delay th...
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Enough votes to oust Metra chairman?Aug 01, 2013 5:15 am - A turbulent situation at Metra could get even choppier with the possibility of a stalemate on Chairman Brad O'Halloran's future. With two directors leaving, the votes ne...
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Brady proposes reforms for MetraJul 31, 2013 4:46 pm - State Sen. Bill Brady is proposing legislation to replace the Metra board of directors and impose other reforms to the commuter rail agency. Brady is one of four Republi...
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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...