Articles filed under Transportation
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Pace to expand shoulder-riding busesApr 30, 2013 6:04 pm - Pace’s shoulder-hopping buses — which carry commuters from the suburbs on the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) to Chicago’s Loop — have proved so popular the agency intends t...
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Carpentersville raises motor fuel tax by two centsApr 30, 2013 12:00 pm - Carpentersville has raised its motor fuel tax by 2 cents a gallon — a move that one trustee said was painful but that others said was necessary if the village wants to r...
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Metra meeting could decide CEO’s futureApr 30, 2013 11:31 am - Metra leaders will huddle in closed session Thursday to discuss what could be the end of the line for CEO Alex Clifford’s tenure at the troubled agency. Clifford, who st...
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Route 120 work set to begin:Apr 29, 2013 2:39 pm - A project to improve two intersections on Route 120 at Almond Road and at River Road in Gages Lake and Waukegan respectively was scheduled to be under way this week weat...
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Good news on Chicago parking front — but devil’s in the detailsApr 29, 2013 12:01 pm - There’s good news for some weekend visitors to Chicago. Street parking will be free in the city on Sundays ... but only in certain areas and not until autumn. Chicago Ma...
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Suburban road projectsApr 29, 2013 5:30 am - Here's a look at some of the major road work ongoing this construction season across the region: Cook County Ÿ Willow Road reconstruction between Harlem Avenue and ...
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Spring ushers in Elgin-O'Hare, other road constructionApr 29, 2013 5:00 am - What's different about my annual summary of large and annoying roadwork projects this year? For the first time ever, I get to announce the debut of a significant constru...
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Barrington searches for way to live with trainsApr 27, 2013 8:00 am - Barrington must sort through train crossing opinions
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450 weigh in on Barrington overpass/underpass debateApr 26, 2013 5:30 am - More than 450 Barrington-area residents Thursday came to voice their often strong preferences on the choice between a Route 14 overpass or underpass to keep increasing f...
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Controller furloughs create turbulence for some at O’HareApr 25, 2013 4:34 pm - Rotating furlough days for air traffic controllers made life miserable for some travelers Wednesday and Thursday at O’Hare International Airport, although it depended wh...