Articles filed under Transportation
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Route 21/137 lane closures:Aug 13, 2012 5:38 pm - The northbound outside lane of Milwaukee Avenue (Route 21) will be closed for two weeks beginning Tuesday from Adler Park School to Cater Lane, just north of Route 137 i...
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RTA chief urges businesses to emphasize transitAug 13, 2012 5:24 pm - Although Congress just passed a two-year transportation funding bill, it’s time to start pressuring lawmakers to do a better job next time around, RTA Executive Director...
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Love high-speed rail? Hate it? Here's your chance to opineAug 12, 2012 11:00 pm - Are five more daily trips and a shorter time to get from Chicago to St. Louis worth $3 billion? Is 110 mph really “high-speed” compared to the 200 mph bullet trains of A...
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Here's thought on the bridge projectAug 10, 2012 5:00 pm - Have the Palatine Township board save the expanded cost of the Briarwood Lane Bridge project by redesigning the replacement with no impact on the approaches and landscap...
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Southwest baggage handler charged with laptop theftsAug 10, 2012 4:14 pm - In criticizing competitors who charge passengers for checking luggage, Southwest Airlines has touted being bag friendly in numerous commercials. But Cook County prosecut...
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Buffalo Grove sells $6 million in road bondsAug 10, 2012 12:50 pm - Buffalo Grove trustees this week approved issuing general obligation bonds to fund $6 million in infrastructure improvements. The money will by used to address long-stan...
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Quinn seeks federal probe of MegabusAug 09, 2012 6:57 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn wants a federal investigation of the Megabus.com transportation company, which saw two fatal accidents in Illinois in less than a week. In o...
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Megabus settles with victim’s family in 2010 accidentAug 09, 2012 6:04 pm - Megabus has agreed to pay $5.1 million to the family of a man who was struck by a bus as he crossed a downtown Chicago street in 2010. Wes Krueger of South Holland was i...
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Traffic can leave Arlington Hts. hospital via Kirchhoff Road MondayAug 07, 2012 2:00 pm - Vehicles leaving the Northwest Community Hospital campus in Arlington Heights will be able to use the west entrance to Kirchhoff Road starting Monday, Aug. 13, hospital ...
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Barrington seeks better bike, pedestrian safetyAug 06, 2012 9:39 pm - As Barrington still strives to define itself by its small-town charm, officials hope planned improvements for pedestrians and bicyclists will help them feel less stresse...