Articles filed under Transportation
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Work to replace awkward Grayslake intersection set to begin this yearMar 17, 2023 5:00 am - After a nearly 10-year wait for funding, a $30 million state project to eliminate the wonky intersection of routes 83 and 137 in Grayslake and construct a safer alternat...
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Expressway shootings are down, but road rage is on the riseMar 17, 2023 5:00 am - The number of shootings along Chicago-area expressways continues to fall this year after a record 310 in 2021, but within that nugget of good news is a worrying trend. ...
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Lawmakers advance measure to regulate ride-shares as 'common carriers'Mar 17, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Lawmakers are considering a bill that would treat ride-share companies such as Uber and Lyft as "common carriers," opening them up to the same level of lia...
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With Kennedy construction looming, Metra adds trains to UP Northwest LineMar 16, 2023 1:00 am - With Kennedy Expressway construction about to spring to life, Metra is adding trains to its Union Pacific Northwest Line effective April 3. The commuter railway will add...
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Transit agencies look to the state for help making up projected $730 million budget gapMar 15, 2023 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Officials with the state's largest transit agencies met with lawmakers on Tuesday to sound the alarm for what Regional Transportation Authority Executive Direc...
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'They ignored our concerns': Suburban leaders blast approval of controversial rail mergerMar 15, 2023 1:00 am - The U.S. Surface Transportation Board's approval on Wednesday of a controversial merger between the Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern railroads drew quick critic...
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Will federal regulators approve controversial railroad merger? Answer expected WednesdayMar 14, 2023 1:00 am - Federal regulators intend to announce a decision Wednesday on the controversial merger of the Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern railroads that's been fought by m...
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Why you should slow down when you cross into IowaMar 13, 2023 5:30 am - “Welcome to Easygoing” is how a tourist website depicts LeClaire, Iowa, with delightful images of bald eagles, riverboats and the original “American Pickers” antique sho...
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Lake County Board might endorse using Route 53 right of way as greenwayMar 13, 2023 5:30 am - The Lake County Board will consider supporting the concept of preserving land once reserved for the extension of Route 53 as a green corridor. The resolution up for acti...
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Geneva rail crossing to close FridayMar 13, 2023 1:00 am - The Western Avenue railroad crossing in Geneva will be closed to traffic starting at 9 a.m. Friday as Union Pacific conducts maintenance repairs, according to a news rel...