Articles filed under Transportation
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There will be no getaway from high gas prices over Memorial DayMay 16, 2022 1:00 am - Travel is expected to rebound this Memorial Day weekend after a COVID-19 slump, but road trippers should brace for regular gas to average more than $4 a gallon in 47 sta...
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Controversial red-light cameras in Oakbrook Terrace ordered offMay 13, 2022 1:00 am - The state has ordered Oakbrook Terrace officials to turn off a set of controversial red-light cameras that generates millions of dollars in fines for the city each year....
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United, pilots reach tentative dealMay 13, 2022 1:00 am - United Airlines and its pilots union have reached a tentative agreement on a contract that would give the carrier a promise of labor peace as it readies for the busiest ...
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'This accident was preventable': Family of grandmother killed in Metra crash wants answersMay 12, 2022 1:00 am - National Transportation Safety Board officials said they are focusing on why a box truck froze on the BNSF tracks Wednesday in the path of an oncoming Metra train in Cla...
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One hospitalized after dump truck rolls over on Route 53 near PalatineMay 12, 2022 1:00 am - One person was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening Thursday after a dump truck struck a power line on northbound Route 53 near Rand Road and...
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Rail crossing on Butterfield Road in Vernon Hills to close MondayMay 12, 2022 1:00 am - The Elgin, Joliet & Eastern railroad crossing on Butterfield Road north of Route 60 in Vernon Hills will be closed beginning Monday, May 23 for repairs. The cl...
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NTSB investigating rare Metra passenger death after crash with truck on BNSF lineMay 11, 2022 1:00 am - National Transportation Safety Board authorities are investigating Metra's first passenger death since 2005 after a train collided with a truck Wednesday at a crossing i...
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Pedego electric bike shop opens in NapervilleMay 10, 2022 5:00 am - A year after opening an electric bicycle shop in Wheaton, the owners are already expanding. Jeff Alvis and Bill Budicin recently opened their second Pedego e-bike store ...
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Cook County releases interactive map of 2022 road projectsMay 10, 2022 1:00 am - The Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways has released its 2022 highway construction project map. The interactive map includes all construction projects ...
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Another glass oasis dries up, this time along Tri-State at HinsdaleMay 09, 2022 1:00 am - How do you remove a massive glass and steel structure suspended over thousands of vehicles traveling at 70 mph? Carefully. Crews started the painstaking process of remov...