Articles filed under Transportation
-
What’s old is new at Grayslake Metra station: Pay boxes replace machines for daily parking feesJun 23, 2012 7:55 am - Grayslake has turned back the clock at the village’s Metra commuter rail station on Lake Street. Automated machines were installed at the depot 10 years ago to accept da...
-
Chicago airports getting free Wi-FiJun 22, 2012 4:23 pm - Free Internet access to at least some websites is on the horizon at both O’Hare and Midway airports. Chicago Aviation Department officials announced plans to begin offer...
-
Buffalo Grove backs Route 53 extension, tollsJun 21, 2012 4:52 pm - The Buffalo Grove village board this week endorsed the final report recommending that the Illinois Tollway move forward with the northern extension of Route 53 into Lake...
-
Cary plans road improvement for Jandus Cut Off?Jun 21, 2012 12:00 pm - After getting a sizable state grant, the village of Cary is moving forward with a road project to improve access to one of its major industrial parks, officials said. Th...
-
I-290 lanes reopened after truck fireJun 20, 2012 4:55 pm - A truck fire shut down all three lanes of traffic on Interstate 290 late throughout Wednesday’s rush hour, causing extensive delays. The semitrailer truck caught fire in...
-
South Barrington man injured when car hits semi on I-90Jun 18, 2012 3:00 pm - A 36-year-old South Barrington man driving a Lexus rear-ended a semi truck southwest of Marengo early today, injuring one and briefly shutting down a portion of the Jane...
-
Tri-State is toll system’s top breadwinnerJun 18, 2012 10:45 am - From the industrial sprawl at the Indiana border to the bucolic Lake County greenery that signals the approach of Wisconsin, the Tri-State Tollway (I-94/I-294/I-80) tell...
-
Train hits man in AuroraJun 16, 2012 7:59 pm - A pedestrian was hit by an inbound Metra train Saturday afternoon in Aurora, a Metra spokeswoman said. The man was hit about 4:25 p.m. near 233 N. Broadway, shortly afte...
-
Former tollway contractor now on the outsJun 15, 2012 9:39 pm - The Illinois tollway Friday slapped a three-year suspension on a contractor it has paid millions to for engineering and construction management work and whose executives...
-
Man killed by train early Friday in Round LakeJun 15, 2012 6:30 pm - A man with a bicycle was fatally struck by a freight train near the Metra station in Round Lake on Railroad Avenue at about 2:30 a.m. Friday. The man did not have identi...