Articles filed under Transportation
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Suspicious package in Streamwood snarls trafficApr 26, 2012 4:58 pm - Police investigating a suspicious package brought traffic around the intersection of Schaumburg and Barrington roads in Streamwood to a near standstill for about 30 minu...
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Durbin named to key transportation funding committeeApr 25, 2012 4:00 pm - Illinois will have a seat at the table when it comes to the latest round of negotiations on transportation funding. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin was named to a conference comm...
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Detour coming on Schaumburg’s Walnut LaneApr 25, 2012 2:39 pm - Schaumburg’s Walnut Lane culvert replacement project will begin Tuesday, May 1, creating a traffic detour for as much as 21 days. The work will take place on Walnut, app...
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Hot dog restaurant says roadwork will hurt his businessApr 25, 2012 1:05 pm - Pete’s Famous Hot Dogs and Country Restaurant’s owner is as steamed as the frankfurters he sells. “I’m sick of it!” Peter Prevenas said Tuesday, pounding his hand on a t...
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Work closes downtown Glen Ellyn rail crossingApr 24, 2012 4:53 pm - Repair work on the railroad tracks near the downtown Glen Ellyn Metra station began Tuesday and is expected to last until 3 p.m. Thursday. Union Pacific Railroad officia...
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Glen Ellyn to buy property for commuter parkingApr 23, 2012 11:00 pm - Glen Ellyn will buy a vacant property in the village's downtown to be used for as many as 55 parking spaces for Metra commuters. It's expected to help reduce the demand ...
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Is relief in sight at the Circle?Apr 23, 2012 6:02 pm - We’ve all been there. Crawling along to reach the Eisenhower or the Kennedy or the Dan Ryan in the dreaded Circle Interchange. Built about 50 years ago, the Chicago chok...
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Controversial funding discussed at transportation summitApr 23, 2012 5:12 pm - A staggering $333 billion to maintain and repair roads and transit over the next 30 years. A public weary (and wary) of increases in taxes or fares. A region competing f...
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City leaders blinded by federal dollarsApr 23, 2012 5:00 am - So little road, so much controversy! Residents attending a Meacham Road expansion “public information” meeting April 12 were angered as much by the fiscal irresponsibili...
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Road will finally lead into O'Hare, but then what?Apr 22, 2012 11:00 pm - I will celebrate 2025 by driving east on the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway, exiting onto a frontage road, merging onto York Road and taking a ramp into — the west side of O'Ha...