Articles filed under Transportation
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Gas prices jump 11 cents since WednesdayFeb 22, 2012 11:00 pm - It's small consolation, but gas prices here haven't increased from a year ago as much as they have nationally. Thursday's average price of a gallon of regular gas was $3...
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Hiring of new tollway call center vendor drags onFeb 22, 2012 11:00 pm - It could take until the end of 2012 for the Illinois tollway to hire the company that handles all your I-PASS questions. Currently, Pennsylvania-based TransCore LP opera...
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RTA OKs spending $425,000 to fight for transit fundingFeb 21, 2012 11:00 pm - Desperate times call for desperate measures — or a lobbyist — Regional Transportation Authority leaders decided Wednesday. Facing the loss of millions of dollars in fed...
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Kane committee favors full I-88/Rt. 47 interchangeFeb 21, 2012 12:00 am - The Kane County Board's transportation committee lent its voice Tuesday to those asking for a full interchange to be built at Interstate 88 and Route 47. It recommended ...
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Consensus near on Route 53 extension?Feb 19, 2012 10:00 pm - It was a daylong meeting with multiple handouts, expert testimony, myriad graphics and maps. So I'll try to summarize in a paragraph. The Illinois Tollway is convening e...
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Metra plans for next Union Station service disruptionFeb 16, 2012 11:00 pm - If you’ve ever tried and failed to understand what the announcer is saying about delayed Metra trains at Chicago’s Union Station — you’re not alone. Metra is working on ...
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Metra puts a fifth lobbyist on the payrollFeb 16, 2012 11:00 pm - Two months after deciding to pay four state and federal lobbyists $624,000 over two years, Metra officials signed up another lobbying firm for $138,000 on Friday. Raucci...
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Tollway examining interchange cost-sharing rulesFeb 14, 2012 11:00 pm - It’s everyone’s dream commute — an access on and off the tollway near both your home and your workplace. But interchanges don’t come cheaply. A partial interchange at th...
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NTSB: Fatal derailment could have been preventedFeb 13, 2012 10:00 pm - ROCKFORD, Ill. — A deadly train derailment could have been prevented if a warning had reached the train crew about a washout ahead that was discovered about an hour earl...
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High-tech car gadgets distracting, experts sayFeb 12, 2012 10:00 pm - One of the best things about media day at the Chicago Auto Show is the hyperbole. Where else would you hear "it's got Alfa Romeo DNA with Dodge passion" to describe the...