Articles filed under Transportation
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Fancy a test flight? You can ride along as company gathers data for sky commutesSep 08, 2022 5:30 am - Helistops in Schaumburg and Tinley Park will be used this month to test the logistics of potential air taxi routes to and from Chicago. However, conventional helicopters...
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Pedestrian dead after being struck by inbound Metra train near ElginSep 07, 2022 1:00 am - Authorities are investigating the death of a 42-year-old man struck by an inbound Metra train Wednesday morning near Elgin's Big Timber depot. Metra officials said the p...
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Feds extend time to opine on hot-button railway mergerSep 06, 2022 1:00 am - There's more time to vent on a controversial merger proposal between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern railways that's generated pushback from a number of suburb...
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O'Hare overnight runway rotation heads to feds after some turbulenceSep 05, 2022 5:30 am - The vast majority of O'Hare Noise Compatibility Commission members recently approved an overnight runway rotation intended to evenly distribute the shriek of jets around...
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DuPage to study new Great Western Trail crossing, with an eye toward bike safetySep 03, 2022 1:00 am - The Great Western Trail crossing at County Farm Road near Carol Stream has no history of significant crashes. But navigating the stretch of trail across a four-lane road...
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'This needs to be corrected before anyone else is hurt': 5,800 sign petition for changes at St. Charles intersectionSep 02, 2022 1:00 am - A St. Charles North High School senior is petitioning for safety improvements at the intersection of Randall and Red Gate roads, where a North graduate was killed in a c...
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Will DuPage Airport's new $1.3 million customs facility lure more international travelers?Sep 01, 2022 5:30 am - DuPage Airport has opened a $1.3 million U.S. Customs and Border Protection center intended to set it apart from other flight hubs in the suburbs and bring more convenie...
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Runway reconstruction will keep Lake in the Hills Airport closed to planes until OctoberAug 31, 2022 1:00 am - Shaw Local News Network Delayed by a week, reconstruction of the runway at Lake in the Hills Airport is expected to wrap up in early to mid-October, pushing back slightl...
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Why the expiration date on your I-PASS transponder may be wrongAug 29, 2022 5:30 am - Does anyone actually look at their I-PASS transponder once it's mounted on the car window? Not I, until a toll gate hiccup in Indiana this July caused me to glance up an...
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Suburban Skyview: No traffic on Des Plaines S-curve under rail linesAug 27, 2022 1:00 am - A Canadian Pacific freight train crosses over the infamous Northwest Highway S-curve, which is closed for a $5.7 million construction project, in an aerial view taken in...