Articles filed under Transportation
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Consensus still elusive for Route 53 panelApr 21, 2012 8:00 am - There are still roadblocks for a group expected to find the perfect plan for extending Route 53 north into Lake County. Environmentalists fear the design will destroy ra...
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Hultgren, Biggert push for mass transit in federal billApr 20, 2012 8:00 pm - U.S. Reps. Randy Hultgren and Judy Biggert spent time Friday advocating for including mass transit funding in any new federal surface transportation bill. Both Republica...
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Resurfacing projects under way in Des PlainesApr 20, 2012 5:23 pm - Two road resurfacing projects are now under way in Des Plaines. The Cook County Highway Department will begin resurfacing Mount Prospect Road from Northwest Highway to C...
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120-mile chase ends in ElburnApr 20, 2012 3:58 pm - Local resident accused of Indiana bank heist
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Longtime contractor under scrutiny after auditApr 19, 2012 6:33 pm - Editor’s note: This article appeared in the Daily Herald April 19, 2012. Illinois tollway directors approved more than $165 million in contracts to construction and engi...
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United CEO says Chicago doesn’t need 3rd airportApr 19, 2012 4:51 pm - United Continental Holdings Inc. CEO and Chairman Jeff Smisek says “there’s no demand” for a third airport in the Chicago area. Smisek spoke Thursday to the civic organi...
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Chicago City Council approves speed camerasApr 18, 2012 3:56 pm - The Chicago City Council has approved Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s ordinance to install speed cameras throughout the city and ticket violators up to $100. The council approved t...
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Busse Road repairs delayed due to rainApr 17, 2012 11:00 pm - The northbound lanes of Busse Road will be shut down from Oakton Street to Algonquin Road due to heavy rains that complicated repairs on a collapsed sewer. Crews discove...
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Des Plaines company turns wood into gasApr 17, 2012 11:00 pm - That old cornstalk's worth money. And so is that dead tree stump. Known as biomass, such plant materials can be converted into an alternative fuel source. And eventually...
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Expect Metra delays, no closures during NATO summitApr 17, 2012 5:17 pm - Delays but no major closures on Metra lines during May’s NATO summit was the verdict of the U.S. Secret Service Tuesday. As authorities determine strategies to keep Chic...