Articles filed under Transportation
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Local police struggle to stop distracted drivingMay 16, 2011 12:00 am - Nothing like a good game of Scrabble. Except that driving gets in the way. I kid you not. Recently, Buffalo Grove police C-I-T-E-D a driver playing Scrabble on an electr...
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Kane County chairman, Metra director at oddsMay 16, 2011 12:00 am - The future of one director on the embattled Metra board is in play following the Kane County chairman's call for her resignation. Saying “the current board provides a di...
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Metra expanding no-cell-phone carsMay 16, 2011 12:00 am - Shhhhh. Metra will expand its popular no-cell-phone cars to all lines June 6 after a successful pilot project. This also means muted electronic devices and headphones on...
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Carol Stream wants to add red-light cameras to county intersectionsMay 15, 2011 12:00 am - A silver minivan slows, but doesn't stop, as its driver makes a left turn from westbound North Avenue to southbound Gary Avenue in Carol Stream. The elderly Bloomingdale...
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Weiland Road meeting in Buffalo Grove postponedMay 15, 2011 12:00 am - The second Weiland Road/Prairie Road Neighborhood Meeting originally scheduled for May 19 has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, June 9, in the Buffalo Grove council ...
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Rolling Meadows has seen the last of himMay 15, 2011 12:00 am - I am a senior citizen that received a ticket in the mail for not making a complete stop at a red light located on Route 62 for traffic heading west just before the on ra...
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Cleaning up Metra mess a local jobMay 15, 2011 12:00 am - A year after its former director killed himself amid an investigation into financial abuses, the fallout continues for Metra as it attempts to win over a skeptical publi...
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Metra to expand quiet cars to all lines in JuneMay 14, 2011 11:00 pm - The people have spoken — quietly, of course — in favor of Metra's "quiet cars" concept. The commuter rail service will expand the quiet cars to all of its lines starting...
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Passengers share details of Metra crash in Mount ProspectMay 13, 2011 1:00 am - A truck driver was killed and 26 train passengers taken to hospitals after a concrete truck that drove around a railroad crossing gate was hit by an inbound train in Mou...
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Diesel fuel volatility tied to possible Metra fare hikesMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - The cost of diesel fuel could make the difference between whether Metra riders see a fare increase or not in the coming months. Last week, Chief Executive Officer Alex C...