Articles filed under Transportation
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Metra to add more weekday service to McHenry CountyJul 06, 2021 1:00 am - Metra will add new trains to the Union Pacific Northwest Line between Chicago and Harvard and McHenry beginning July 12. Several currently scheduled trains also will hav...
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'It's a scam': Thousands of drivers targeted by text, emailJul 05, 2021 5:30 am - My driver's license is temporarily suspended? How can that be? Guess I better click on the helpful link offering to update records in this official email from Secretary...
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Expect delays from Route 59 bridge repairs in WaucondaJul 02, 2021 1:00 am - Repairs to the bridge carrying Route 59 over Route 12, in Wauconda, will begin, weather permitting, Monday, July 12, the Illinois Department of Transportation has announ...
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Lake County's 4-cent per gallon gas tax begins todayJul 01, 2021 5:30 am - A 4-cent per gallon local fuel tax expected to generate about $10 million per year for road projects in Lake County goes into effect today. The county, which didn't have...
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5 things to know about traveling during the Fourth of July holidayJul 01, 2021 1:00 am - The number of Illinoisans hitting the roads and airports will bounce back to pre-COVID-19 levels this holiday, AAA predicts. Statewide, July Fourth wanderlust is expecte...
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Bartlett police to assist July 3 parade trafficJun 30, 2021 1:00 am - Bartlett Police will provide traffic control assistance for the Bartlett Lions Club Independence Day Parade at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 3. No vehicles will be allowed t...
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What's planned for Gary Avenue roadwork, detour in WheatonJun 29, 2021 5:20 am - A stretch of Gary Avenue in Wheaton has a rustic flavor unlike most parts of the city, taking drivers past a tavern that dates to the repeal of Prohibition on a road wit...
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Soldier Field vs. Arlington Park: Which stadium would you rather travel to?Jun 28, 2021 5:30 am - It's a bit of a long shot that the Chicago Bears would abandon their Soldier Field den for Arlington Park. But while negotiations between the football team, which has ma...
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Witnesses: Car struck by train in Chicago drove past gatesJun 28, 2021 1:00 am - Witnesses told investigators that a car in which two adults and a 5-year-old girl were killed when it was struck by a Chicago Metra train had pulled out of a row of stop...
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Driver's license expiration date extended to 2022 thanks to backlogJun 28, 2021 1:00 am - No need to rush out in the heat and wait in line outside to renew your driver's license or ID card, Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced Monday. Instead, th...