Articles filed under Transportation
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Quinn: Manufacturer will create 100 jobs in IllinoisApr 17, 2012 3:30 pm - More than 100 jobs will be created with French manufacturer Lafarge North America relocating its U.S. headquarters from Virginia to Illinois, Gov. Pat Quinn announced at...
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Second truck rolls over on same off ramp in as many daysApr 17, 2012 12:21 pm - Learn from the mistakes of others. Just a day after a tanker truck rolled off the exit ramp from the westbound Jane Addams Tollway onto Dundee Avenue in Elgin, a dump tr...
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Mount Prospect asks motorists to avoid Busse, Algonquin intersectionApr 17, 2012 9:41 am - Last weekend’s rain has complicated efforts to repair a collapsed sewer main on Busse Road just south of Algonquin Road in Mount Prospect, adding to the traffic woes pla...
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Tanker truck blown over on tollway exit ramp didn’t leakApr 16, 2012 1:51 pm - The westbound exit ramp of the Jane Addams Tollway at Route 25 in Elgin is open again after emergency crews determined that a tanker truck that had tipped over there thi...
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Vacation proves a nightmare for RTA directorApr 16, 2012 5:30 am - I have a fabulous idea for a movie. It's an adventure tale packed with drama and even moments of humor called "Shipwrecked in Borneo!" It's about a couple who plan a dr...
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Train strikes pedestrian in Villa ParkApr 13, 2012 9:00 pm - A train struck a pedestrian along the Union Pacific West line in Villa Park during the Friday evening rush hour, authorities said. Scanner reports indicated the person w...
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Metra to post meeting info ahead of timeApr 11, 2012 3:21 pm - Commuters can now arm themselves with information about pertinent issues the Metra board will vote on in advance of any decisions. Until now, details about contracts, bu...
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Should I-290 drivers pay to extend Route 53?Apr 11, 2012 12:00 pm - Who's going to pay to extend Route 53 into Lake County, and should the work require tolling existing freeways? Those questions could derail a fragile consensus on the $2...
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St. Charles Route 64 work to start next weekApr 09, 2012 1:06 pm - St. Charles’ Main Street is set to become a main source of commuter headaches starting April 16 as the state launches a massive reconstruction, widening and resurfacing ...
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Rolling Meadows holding public meeting on Meacham Road expansionApr 09, 2012 10:00 am - Rolling Meadows will hold a public meeting Thursday regarding the proposed renovation and expansion of Meacham Road. The meeting will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. at Plu...