Articles filed under Transportation
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Answers to your questions on bridges, merging and moreJun 03, 2013 5:00 am - Is Lake County doomed to traffic on Route 120? Is the UP bridge on Route 31 unsafe? What the heck is happening with mergers on I-90 during construction? And what do wome...
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Is privatization the future for south suburban airport?May 31, 2013 6:36 pm - It’s been in limbo for years with limited state funds, opposition from residents and feuding over local control, but plans for an airport near Peotone gained some tracti...
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Chicago tries all-way downtown intersectionMay 31, 2013 3:51 pm - Chicago city officials have begun experimenting with a new way to cross a busy downtown intersection. As of today, pedestrians can traverse a popular State Street inters...
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Illinois House gives final OK to new education budgetMay 31, 2013 11:28 am - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House has given final approval to a new state budget for education. The legislation avoids cuts to elementary and secondary education and coll...
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House gives boost to third Chicago-area airportMay 30, 2013 9:51 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House has passed a measure that will allow for the construction and operation of a third Chicago-area airport. The legislation approved Thurs...
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Feds press CN, IDOT on overpass issueMay 30, 2013 4:13 pm - Citing concerns over bickering between the Canadian National Railway and Illinois Department of Transportation, federal regulators gave both an extra two years to start ...
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Seniors can expect new transit permits this fallMay 29, 2013 5:35 pm - The CTA and Pace’s shift to a new fare payment system dubbed Ventra will also bring changes for more than half a million seniors and individuals with disabilities who us...
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Editorial: Ban handheld cellphones for driversMay 28, 2013 5:00 am - Illinois is poised to do the next logical thing in dealing with the ongoing epidemic of distracted driving. And as we have noted numerous times, any effort in this regar...
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Is Illinois road funding split fair — or ‘arbitrary’?May 27, 2013 12:12 pm - Performance-based funding for transportation. It’s a wonky title for an idea that could transform how we allocate money for road projects in Illinois. “We spend a lot of...
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Quinn unveils traveling memorial exhibition at Des Plaines OasisMay 25, 2013 11:51 am - Gov. Pat Quinn on Saturday unveiled the traveling “Portrait of a Soldier” exhibition commemorating Illinois soldiers killed in combat since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001...