Articles filed under Transportation
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Road salt can harm the environment. So is there a better way to treat roads? Experts have ideas.Dec 09, 2022 4:00 am - Salt is essential to keeping our roads safe during snowy, cold weather, but our use of the chemical takes a lofty environmental toll — road salt can contaminate drinking...
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Clear trees in winter ahead of Lake County road projects? It's all to protect this bat.Dec 09, 2022 12:00 am - Road construction season is over, but crews in Lake County and elsewhere will be removing trees in coming months for planned 2023 projects to protect a type of bat being...
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Toys ride free on Tuesday during Metra's holiday driveDec 07, 2022 12:00 am - Got space in your briefcase for a doll? Metra is conducting its annual holiday toy drive the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 13, at all downtown stations. The commuter railroad...
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Vehicle leaves scene after collision with Metra train in PalatineDec 06, 2022 12:00 am - A vehicle collided with a moving Metra train Monday evening in downtown Palatine then left the scene, police said. No injuries were reported in the crash, which occurred...
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Who decides on making Route 53 extension land a state park? Enter Pritzker, and road bumpsDec 05, 2022 4:30 am - After decades of agitation, a task force is poised to vote on whether to convert $54.3 million of Lake County land purchased for a highway into a greenway and possible s...
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RTA warns of fiscal 'cliff,' hints at sales tax expansion and other changesDec 05, 2022 12:00 am - To combat a fiscal "cliff" forecast for public transit in 2026, the Regional Transportation Authority is recommending a menu of options that include increasing or expand...
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Metra adds trains to Milwaukee District and NCS linesDec 05, 2022 12:00 am - Metra will add 28 trains to the Milwaukee District and North Central Service lines effective Monday, Dec. 12. Here's what the latest shift means for riders. • On the Mi...
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Taco John's to open near O'Hare MondayDec 04, 2022 12:00 am - Taco John's will open its first Chicago-area location Monday on the northeast side of the O'Hare International Airport property across from Rosemont and Des Plaines. Loc...
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Senate passes deal for rail workers, without sick pay, to avoid strikeDec 01, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Legislation to avert what could have been an economically ruinous freight rail strike won final approval in Congress on Thursday as lawmakers responded quic...
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Prosecutor: Driver was going 124 mph seconds before fatal I-90 crashDec 01, 2022 12:00 am - A Lake in the Hills man charged with reckless homicide was driving 99 mph when his car crashed, killing his passenger, a Kane County prosecutor said at a bail hearing Th...