Articles filed under Transportation
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Amtrak crew suspended as collision is probedJun 17, 2011 12:00 am - An investigation into what caused Amtrak and Metra trains to collide June 3 at Union Station continues, but three employees with the national passenger railway have been...
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Law won't let politicians get bigheadedJun 17, 2011 12:00 am - Drivers have a lot of distractions these days, but giant, smiling images of Pat Quinn or Judy Baar Topinka won't be one of them. At least on the taxpayers' dime, that is...
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Bike powerJun 14, 2011 12:00 am - Ditch those keys and get your knees pumping. It’s Bike to Work Week and everyone’s doing it. Everyone including DuPage County Chairman Dan Cronin who has pledged to make...
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Metra wants answers on Union Pacific commuter snafuJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - Passengers on Metra's Union Pacific West Line can expect trains to operate on schedule Tuesday after a shortage of UP train engineers ruined the morning commutes of near...
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TMI from cellphoning train riders? Try a Quiet CarJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - It was the vomit conversation that really got under A. Wieczorek's skin. A young woman was on her cellphone regaling a friend and lucky Metra passengers within earshot s...
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Time is right to buckle up in back seatJun 12, 2011 12:00 am - Suburban culture is dominated by the automobile. The rite of passage of 16-year-olds getting driver’s licenses. The daily trips Mom or Dad take shuttling the kids to the...
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Suburban officials say construction delays would cause problemsJun 12, 2011 12:00 am - Warrenville has been waiting for Butterfield Road to be widened for decades, as big development opportunities await once traffic flows more smoothly, Mayor David Brummel...
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The absurdity of tax spending on lobbyistsJun 11, 2011 12:00 am - The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform released a report last week tallying the amounts local governments spent from July 2009 to July 2010 lobbying state government...
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More churn on Metra boardJun 10, 2011 12:00 am - Another Metra director has stepped down amid a power struggle over the board’s future. Jim Dodge, an Orland Park trustee and former Republican candidate for state comptr...
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Report: Suburbs spending more on lobbyingJun 10, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Local officials are spending more tax money to pay for lobbyists in Springfield, the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform reported Thursday. The report e...